GroundRules
12VAC5-410-110: Bed capacity
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 12. Health
- Agency 5. Department of Health
- Chapter 410. Regulations for the Licensure of Hospitals in Virginia
- Part I. Definitions and General Information and Procedures
- Article 3. Procedures for Licensure or License Renewal
A. Each license issued by the commissioner shall specify the maximum allowable number of beds. The number of beds allowed shall be determined by the OLC and shall so appear on the license issued by the OLC.
B. Request for licensed bed increase or decrease shall be made in writing to the OLC. No increase will be granted without an approved Certificate of Public Need.
C. Hospitals shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a license to add temporary beds, for a period of no more than 30 days, when the commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds.
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