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2000 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 739
House Amendments in [ ] -- February 7, 2000
A BILL to authorize the amendment of certain certificate of public need.
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Patrons-- Suit, Drake, Jones, S.C., McDonnell, Nixon, Purkey, Tata, Wagner and Wardrup; Senators: Rerras, Schrock and Stolle
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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Amendment of certain certificate of public need authorized.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 10 of § 32.1-102.3:2 as in effect on June 30, 1996, the Commissioner of Health may accept and approve a request to amend the conditions of a certificate of public need issued for an increase in beds in which nursing facility or extended care services are provided to allow such facility to continue [ , until June 30, 2003, ] to admit persons, other than residents of the cooperative units, to its nursing facility beds [ for three years from the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the second mid-rise residential unit building associated with such facility or June 30, 2003, whichever is the first to occur, ] when such facility (i) is operated by an association described in § 55-458; (ii) was created in connection with a real estate cooperative; (iii) offers its residents a level of nursing services consistent with the definition of continuing care in Chapter 49 (§ 38.2-4900) of Title 38.2; and (iv) was issued a certificate of public need prior to October 3, 1995.