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In so doing, the Commission shall endeavor to ensure that the Commonwealth as provider, financier, and regulator adopts the most cost-effective and efficacious means of delivery of health care services so that the greatest number of Virginians receive quality health care. Further, the Commission shall encourage the development of uniform policies and services to ensure the availability of quality, affordable and accessible health services and provide a forum for continuing the review and study of programs and services.\n\t\tThe Commission may make recommendations and coordinate the proposals and recommendations of all commissions and agencies as to legislation affecting the provision and delivery of health care.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this chapter, “health care” shall include behavioral health care.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220434,"text":"The Joint Commission on Health Care (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 799 and 818 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 633<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60175,"section_number":"30-168.3","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-168.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":199709,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60279,"identifier":"30-168","token":"30\/18\/30-168","url":"\/30-168\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-168\/","token":"30\/18\/30-168","dublin_core":{"Title":"Joint Commission on Health Care; purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-168","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Joint Commission on Health Care<\/span> (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission is to study, report and make recommendations on all areas of health care<\/span> provision, regulation, insurance, liability, licensing, and delivery of services. In so doing, the Commission shall endeavor to ensure that the Commonwealth as provider, financier, and regulator adopts the most cost-effective and efficacious means of delivery of health care<\/span> services so that the greatest number of Virginians receive quality health care<\/span>. Further, the Commission shall encourage the development of uniform policies and services to ensure the availability of quality, affordable and accessible health services and provide a forum for continuing the review and study of programs and services.\n\t\tThe Commission may make recommendations and coordinate the proposals and recommendations of all commissions and agencies as to legislation affecting the provision and delivery of health care<\/span>.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this chapter, “health care<\/span>” shall include behavioral health care<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJOINT COMMISSION ON HEALTH CARE; PURPOSE (\u00a7 30-168)\n\nThe Joint Commission on Health Care (the Commission) is established in the\nlegislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission is to\nstudy, report and make recommendations on all areas of health care provision,\nregulation, insurance, liability, licensing, and delivery of services. In so\ndoing, the Commission shall endeavor to ensure that the Commonwealth as\nprovider, financier, and regulator adopts the most cost-effective and\nefficacious means of delivery of health care services so that the greatest\nnumber of Virginians receive quality health care. Further, the Commission shall\nencourage the development of uniform policies and services to ensure the\navailability of quality, affordable and accessible health services and provide a\nforum for continuing the review and study of programs and services.\n\t\tThe Commission may make recommendations and coordinate the proposals and\nrecommendations of all commissions and agencies as to legislation affecting the\nprovision and delivery of health care.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this chapter, “health care” shall include\nbehavioral health care.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, cc. 799, 818, \u00a7\u00a7 9-311, 9-312, 9-314; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c.\n633.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}