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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 221 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 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":203177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77743,"identifier":"32.1-138.2","token":"32.1\/5\/2\/32.1-138.2","url":"\/32.1-138.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-138.2\/","token":"32.1\/5\/2\/32.1-138.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain contract provisions prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-138.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> or agreement for nursing home care shall contain any provisions which restrict or limit the ability of a resident to apply for and receive Medicaid or which require a specified period of residency prior to applying for Medicaid. The resident may be required to notify the facility when an application for Medicaid has been made. 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No contract or agreement\nshall contain provisions authorizing the facility to refuse to accept\nretroactive Medicaid benefits.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 221.","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}}