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HB 2722 Continuing care retirement communities; accessing medical assistance, certificate of public need.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Certificate of public need; certain nursing facilities in a continuing care retirement community; nursing home bed cap. Changes from 10 percent of a nursing facility to the lesser of 25 percent of a nursing facility or 15 nursing home beds the cap on nursing home beds that are eligible for medical assistance in certain nursing facilities in Planning District 8 in a continuing care retirement community that may be certified to participate in the state program for medical assistance without regard to a certificate of public need. This bill is identical to SB 1722. 

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Continuing care retirement communities; accessing medical assistance; certificate of public need. Provides that a nursing facility in a continuing care retirement community in Planning District 8 and registered with the State Corporation Commission may be certified for participation in the Virginia Medical Assistance Program without regard to any condition on a certificate of public need, so long as not more than 25 percent of the nursing home beds located in the facility, or 15 of the facility's nursing home beds, whichever is fewer, are occupied by individuals receiving benefits at any given time. Currently, such nursing homes may be certified for participation in the Virginia Medical Assistance Program without regard to any condition on a certificate of public need, so long as not more than 10 percent of the nursing home beds located in the facility are occupied by individuals receiving benefits.