{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-230-160","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-230-160","heading":"Expansion of fixed site service","body":"Proposals to expand an existing medical care facility's MRI services through the addition of  an MRI scanner may be approved  when the existing service performed  an average of 5,000 MRI procedures per  scanner during the relevant reporting period. The commissioner may authorize placement of the new unit at the applicant's existing medical care facility, or at a separate location within the applicant's primary service area for MRI services, provided the proposed expansion is not likely to significantly reduce the utilization of existing providers in the 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/section160/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:04Z","sha256":"50ad0ab3fd835a58e0cb0041e9b43fe026929333a9e0e74b1e982a2daa9886fc","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-230-150","next":"us-va/12vac5-230-170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}