{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-230-620","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-230-620","heading":"Expansion of services","body":"Proposals to increase an existing nursing  facility's bed capacity should not be approved unless the facility has operated for at least two years and the average annual occupancy of the facility's existing beds was at least  90% in the relevant reporting period as reported to VHI.\n\nNote: Exceptions will be considered for facilities that operated at less than  90% average annual occupancy in the most recent year for which bed utilization has been reported when the facility offers short stay services causing an average annual occupancy lower than  90% for the facility.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 230. State Medical Facilities Plan","Part VII. Nursing Facilities"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter230/section620/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:05Z","sha256":"11089071784567568b2fb1a86d892c74dee96f8d67f2b9dc0ffcce3454a80df9","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-230-610","next":"us-va/12vac5-230-630"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}