{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-124","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 32.1-124","heading":"Exemptions","body":"The provisions of §§ 32.1-123 through 32.1-136 shall not be applicable to: (i) a dispensary or first-aid facility maintained by any commercial or industrial plant, educational institution or convent; (ii) an institution licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; (iii) an institution or portion thereof licensed by the State Board of Social Services; (iv) a hospital or nursing home owned or operated by an agency of the United States government; (v) an office of one or more physicians or surgeons unless such office is used principally for performing surgery; and (vi) a hospital or nursing home, as defined in § 32.1-123, owned or operated by an agency of the Commonwealth unless such hospital or nursing home or portion thereof is certified as a nursing facility pursuant to § 32.1-137.Code 1950, § 32-298; 1964, c. 54; 1973, c. 477; 1979, c. 711; 1989, c. 618; 2009, cc. 813, 840.","path":["Title 32.1. HEALTH","Chapter 5. REGULATION OF MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES","Article 1. HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME LICENSURE AND INSPECTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-124/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:34Z","sha256":"3c5eb89974d9fe75a313fd18610e727a58b0c5e140631f46df5735ec0349734d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-123","next":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}