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However, no home care organization shall receive additional inspections until all other home care organizations in the Commonwealth have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations, (ii) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department, (iii) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the home care organization, or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tAny on-site inspection by a state agency or a division or unit thereof that substantially complies with the inspection requirements of any other state agency or any other division or unit of the inspecting agency charged with making similar inspections shall be accepted as an equivalent inspection in lieu of an on-site inspection by said agency or by a division or unit of the inspecting agency. A state agency shall coordinate its inspections of home care organizations both internally and with those required by other state agencies so as to ensure that the requirements of this section are met.\n\t\tNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all home care organizations licensed by the Department of Health that have been certified under the provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act for home care services or have obtained accreditation by any organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purposes of Medicare certification may be subject to inspection so long as such accreditation or certification is maintained but only to the extent necessary to ensure the public health and safety. If any such home care organization fails to comply with the provisions of this article or with the regulations of the Board relating to public health and safety, the Commissioner is authorized to revoke the exemption from licensure and require such organization to be relicensed before it can again qualify for an exemption pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-162.8.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219579,"text":"State agencies shall make or cause to be made only such inspections of home care organizations as are necessary to carry out the various obligations imposed on each agency by applicable state and federal laws and regulations. However, no home care organization shall receive additional inspections until all other home care organizations in the Commonwealth have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations, (ii) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department, (iii) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the home care organization, or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tAny on-site inspection by a state agency or a division or unit thereof that substantially complies with the inspection requirements of any other state agency or any other division or unit of the inspecting agency charged with making similar inspections shall be accepted as an equivalent inspection in lieu of an on-site inspection by said agency or by a division or unit of the inspecting agency. A state agency shall coordinate its inspections of home care organizations both internally and with those required by other state agencies so as to ensure that the requirements of this section are met.\n\t\tNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all home care organizations licensed by the Department of Health that have been certified under the provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act for home care services or have obtained accreditation by any organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purposes of Medicare certification may be subject to inspection so long as such accreditation or certification is maintained but only to the extent necessary to ensure the public health and safety. 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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 633 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1991, chapter 695; in 2010, chapter 790<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 324<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 465<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79530,"section_number":"32.1-162.8","catch_line":"Exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.8\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203299,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59966,"identifier":"32.1-162.10","token":"32.1\/5\/7.1\/32.1-162.10","url":"\/32.1-162.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.10\/","token":"32.1\/5\/7.1\/32.1-162.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspections; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

State agencies shall make or cause to be made only such inspections of home care organizations<\/span> as are necessary to carry out the various obligations imposed on each agency by applicable state and federal laws<\/span> and regulations. However, no home care organization<\/span> shall receive additional inspections until all other home care organizations<\/span> in the Commonwealth have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations, (ii) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department<\/span>, (iii) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the home care organization<\/span>, or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tAny on-site inspection by a state agency or a division or unit thereof that substantially complies with the inspection requirements of any other state agency or any other division or unit of the inspecting agency charged with making similar inspections shall be accepted as an equivalent inspection in lieu of an on-site inspection by said agency or by a division or unit of the inspecting agency. A state agency shall coordinate its inspections of home care organizations<\/span> both internally and with those required by other state agencies so as to ensure that the requirements of this section are met.\n\t\tNotwithstanding any provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, all home care organizations<\/span> licensed by the Department<\/span> of Health that have been certified under the provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act for home care services or have obtained accreditation by any organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purposes of Medicare certification may be subject to inspection so long as such accreditation or certification is maintained but only to the extent necessary to ensure the public health and safety. If any such home care organization<\/span> fails to comply with the provisions of this article or with the regulations of the Board<\/span> relating to public health and safety, the Commissioner<\/span> is authorized to revoke the exemption from licensure and require such organization to be relicensed before it can again qualify for an exemption pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-162.8<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTIONS; FEES (\u00a7 32.1-162.10)\n\nState agencies shall make or cause to be made only such inspections of home care\norganizations as are necessary to carry out the various obligations imposed on\neach agency by applicable state and federal laws and regulations. However, no\nhome care organization shall receive additional inspections until all other home\ncare organizations in the Commonwealth have also been inspected, unless the\nadditional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational\ninspection or one or more violations, (ii) required by a uniformly applied\nrisk-based schedule established by the Department, (iii) necessary to\ninvestigate a complaint regarding the home care organization, or (iv) otherwise\ndeemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and\nsafety of the public.\n\t\tAny on-site inspection by a state agency or a division or unit thereof that\nsubstantially complies with the inspection requirements of any other state\nagency or any other division or unit of the inspecting agency charged with\nmaking similar inspections shall be accepted as an equivalent inspection in lieu\nof an on-site inspection by said agency or by a division or unit of the\ninspecting agency. A state agency shall coordinate its inspections of home care\norganizations both internally and with those required by other state agencies so\nas to ensure that the requirements of this section are met.\n\t\tNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all home care\norganizations licensed by the Department of Health that have been certified\nunder the provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act for home care\nservices or have obtained accreditation by any organization recognized by the\nCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purposes of Medicare\ncertification may be subject to inspection so long as such accreditation or\ncertification is maintained but only to the extent necessary to ensure the\npublic health and safety. If any such home care organization fails to comply\nwith the provisions of this article or with the regulations of the Board\nrelating to public health and safety, the Commissioner is authorized to revoke\nthe exemption from licensure and require such organization to be relicensed\nbefore it can again qualify for an exemption pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-162.8.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 633; 1991, c. 695; 2010, c. 790; 2014, c. 324; 2017, c. 465.","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}}