{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-102.3-1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 32.1-102.3:1","heading":"Application for certificate not required of certain nursing facilities or nursing homes","body":"An application for a certificate that there exists a public need for a proposed project shall not be required for nursing facilities or nursing homes affiliated with facilities which, on January 1, 1982, and thereafter, meet all of the following criteria:1. A facility which is operated as a nonprofit institution.2. A facility which is licensed jointly by the Department as a nursing facility or nursing home and by the Department of Social Services as an assisted living facility.3. A facility which observes the following restrictions on admissions:a. Admissions are only allowed pursuant to the terms of a \"life care contract\" guaranteeing that the full complement of services offered by the facility is available to the resident as and when needed;b. Admissions to the assisted living facility unit are restricted to individuals defined as ambulatory by the Department of Social Services;c. Admissions to the nursing facility or nursing home unit are restricted to those individuals who are residents of the assisted living facility unit.1982, c. 659; 1993, cc. 957, 993; 2008, c. 857; 2009, c. 175; 2011, c. 155.","path":["Title 32.1. HEALTH","Chapter 4. HEALTH CARE PLANNING","Article 1.1. MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC NEED"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-102.3:1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:34Z","sha256":"5edccaadf5f0d3984a26d74dbbe55cee72aa3a2fe3d905fdd8cc267defb08aa2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-102.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-102.3-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}