{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-230-460","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-230-460","heading":"Expansion of service","body":"Proposals to  expand open heart surgery services shall demonstrate that existing open heart surgery rooms operated by the applicant have performed an average of:\n\n1. 400 adult equivalent open heart surgery procedures in the relevant reporting period  if the proposed increase is within one hour driving time one way under normal conditions of an existing open heart surgery service; or\n\n2. 300 adult equivalent open heart surgery procedures in the relevant reporting period if the proposed service is in excess of one hour driving time one way under normal conditions of an existing open heart surgery service in the health planning district.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 230. State Medical Facilities Plan","Part IV. Cardiac Services","Article 2. Criteria and Standards for Open Heart Surgery"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter230/section460/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:05Z","sha256":"5c74d29faca031f1c74a6b48aeac02502db857ecca1bcf42a9e8f9608043c5f2","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-230-450","next":"us-va/12vac5-230-470"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}