{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-230-260","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-230-260","heading":"Need for new service","body":"No new noncardiac imaging services should be approved unless the service can achieve a minimum utilization level of:\n\n1. 650 procedures in the first 12 months of operation;\n\n2. 1,000 procedures in the second 12 months of  service; and\n\n3. The proposed new service would not significantly reduce the utilization of existing providers in the health planning district.\n\nNote: The utilization of an existing service operated by a hospital and serving an area distinct from the proposed new service site may be disregarded in computing the average utilization of noncardiac nuclear imaging services 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 5. Noncardiac Nuclear Imaging Criteria and Standards"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter230/section260/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:05Z","sha256":"ceb39c0f210fc6449de50b969e68d89288ec94a644d54affbd578bc8598d3c85","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-230-250","next":"us-va/12vac5-230-270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}