{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-230-540","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-230-540","heading":"Need for medical/surgical beds","body":"The number of medical/surgical beds projected to be needed in a health planning district shall be computed as follows:\n\n1. Determine the use rate for the medical/surgical beds for the health planning district using the formula:\n\nBUR = (IPD/PoP)\n\nWhere:\n\nBUR = the bed use rate for the health planning district.\n\nIPD = the sum of total inpatient days in the health planning district for the most recent five years for which inpatient day data has been reported by VHI; and\n\nPoP = the sum of total population 18 years of age and older in the health planning district for the same five years used to determine IPD as reported by a demographic program as determined by the commissioner.\n\n2. Determine the total number of medical/surgical beds needed for the health planning district in five years from the current year using the formula:\n\nProBed = ((BUR x ProPop)/365)/0.80\n\nWhere:\n\nProBed = The projected number of medical/surgical beds needed in the health planning district for five years from the current year.\n\nBUR = the bed use rate for the health planning district determined in subdivision 1 of this section.\n\nProPop = the projected population 18 years of age and older of the health planning district five years from the current year as reported by a demographic program as determined by the commissioner.\n\n3. Determine the number of medical/surgical beds that are needed in the health planning district for the five planning horizon years as follows:\n\nNewBed = ProBed – CurrentBed\n\nWhere:\n\nNewBed = the number of new medical/surgical beds that can be established in a health planning district, if the number is positive. If NewBed is a negative number, no additional medical/surgical beds should be authorized for the health planning district.\n\nProBed = the projected number of medical/surgical beds needed in the health planning district for five years from the current year determined in subdivision 2 of this section.\n\nCurrentBed = the current inventory of licensed and authorized medical/surgical beds in the health planning district.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 230. State Medical Facilities Plan","Part VI. Inpatient Bed Requirements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter230/section540/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:05Z","sha256":"587fdba048655e6fd8a37a775aeebd8f3b29a11b77e03dffc8ccdafadd0ddb79","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-230-530","next":"us-va/12vac5-230-550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}