{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-230-150","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-230-150","heading":"Need for new fixed site service","body":"No new fixed site MRI services  should be approved unless  fixed site MRI services in the health planning district performed an average of  5,000 procedures per existing and approved fixed site MRI scanner during the relevant reporting period and the proposed new service would not significantly reduce the utilization of existing fixed site MRI providers in the health planning district. The utilization of existing scanners operated by a hospital and serving an area distinct from the proposed new service site may be disregarded in computing the average utilization of MRI scanners in such health planning district.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 230. State Medical Facilities Plan","Part I. Definitions and General Information","Article 2. Criteria and Standards for Magnetic Resonance Imaging"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter230/section150/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:04Z","sha256":"04ccef824c9a046839b8e3af31d39f337786a6332c041baa1bf668ead852a937","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-230-140","next":"us-va/12vac5-230-160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}