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2006 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 381
Offered January 11, 2006
Prefiled January 6, 2006
A BILL to authorize an amendment to a certain certificate of public need.
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Patron-- Suit
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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, or the provisions of Chapter 868 of the Acts of Assembly of 2000 and Chapter 486 of the Acts of Assembly of 2003, the Commissioner of Health may accept and approve a request, pursuant to this act, to amend the conditions of a certificate of public need issued for an increase in beds in which nursing facility or extended care service are provided to allow such facility to continue to admit persons, other than residents of the cooperative units, to its nursing facility beds 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 et seq.) of Title 38.2; and (iv) was issued a certificate of public need prior to October 3, 1995.