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Such notice shall be served on the licensee or its designee as soon as practicable thereafter by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of record of the licensee. The notice shall state the time, date, and location of a hearing to determine whether the suspension is appropriate. Such hearing shall be held no later than three business days after the issuance of the notice of the summary order of suspension and shall be convened by the Commissioner or his designee. After such hearing, the Commissioner may issue a final order of summary suspension or may find that such summary suspension is not warranted by the facts and circumstances presented.2\n\nA final order of summary suspension shall include notice that the licensee may request, in writing and within three business days after receiving the Commissioner’s decision, that the Commissioner refer the matter to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources for resolution within three business days of the referral. Any determination by the Secretary shall be final and not subject to judicial review. If the final order of summary suspension is upheld, it shall take effect immediately, and a copy of the final order of summary suspension shall be prominently displayed by the licensee at each public entrance of the Center. 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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 451<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73851,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.20","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disciplinary action; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.20\/"},{"id":83539,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.21","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Summary suspension; privately operated Centers","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.21\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":203401,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66564,"identifier":"32.1-162.15:1.22","token":"32.1\/5\/7.2\/32.1-162.15_1.22","url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.22\/","token":"32.1\/5\/7.2\/32.1-162.15_1.22","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Summary suspension; Centers operated by an agency of the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever the Commissioner<\/span> issues<\/span> a summary order<\/span> of suspension of the license to operate a Center<\/span> operated by an agency of the Commonwealth:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Before such summary order of suspension shall take effect, the Commissioner<\/span> shall issue<\/span> to the Center<\/span> a notice of summary order of suspension setting forth (i) the procedures for a hearing<\/span> and right of review as provided in this section and (ii) the facts<\/span> and evidence<\/span> that formed the basis on which the summary order of suspension is sought. Such notice shall be served on the licensee or its designee as soon as practicable thereafter by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of record of the licensee. The notice shall state the time, date, and location of a hearing<\/span> to determine whether the suspension is appropriate. Such hearing<\/span> shall be held no later than three business days after the issuance of the notice of the summary order of suspension and shall be convened by the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee. After such hearing<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> may issue<\/span> a final order<\/span> of summary suspension or may find that such summary suspension is not warranted by the facts<\/span> and circumstances presented. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A final order<\/span> of summary suspension shall include notice that the licensee may request, in writing and within three business days after receiving the Commissioner<\/span>’s decision, that the Commissioner<\/span> refer the matter to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources for resolution within three business days of the referral. Any determination by the Secretary shall be final and not subject to judicial review. If the final order<\/span> of summary suspension is upheld, it shall take effect immediately, and a copy of the final order<\/span> of summary suspension shall be prominently displayed by the licensee at each public entrance of the Center<\/span>. Any concurrent revocation<\/span>, denial, or other proceedings shall not be affected by the outcome of any determination by the Secretary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) SUMMARY SUSPENSION; CENTERS OPERATED BY AN AGENCY OF\nTHE COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.22)\n\nWhenever the Commissioner issues a summary order of suspension of the license to\noperate a Center operated by an agency of the Commonwealth:\n\n1. Before such summary order of suspension shall take effect, the Commissioner\nshall issue to the Center a notice of summary order of suspension setting forth\n(i) the procedures for a hearing and right of review as provided in this section\nand (ii) the facts and evidence that formed the basis on which the summary order\nof suspension is sought. Such notice shall be served on the licensee or its\ndesignee as soon as practicable thereafter by personal service or certified\nmail, return receipt requested, to the address of record of the licensee. The\nnotice shall state the time, date, and location of a hearing to determine\nwhether the suspension is appropriate. Such hearing shall be held no later than\nthree business days after the issuance of the notice of the summary order of\nsuspension and shall be convened by the Commissioner or his designee. After such\nhearing, the Commissioner may issue a final order of summary suspension or may\nfind that such summary suspension is not warranted by the facts and\ncircumstances presented.\n\n2. A final order of summary suspension shall include notice that the licensee\nmay request, in writing and within three business days after receiving the\nCommissioner’s decision, that the Commissioner refer the matter to the\nSecretary of Health and Human Resources for resolution within three business\ndays of the referral. Any determination by the Secretary shall be final and not\nsubject to judicial review. If the final order of summary suspension is upheld,\nit shall take effect immediately, and a copy of the final order of summary\nsuspension shall be prominently displayed by the licensee at each public\nentrance of the Center. Any concurrent revocation, denial, or other proceedings\nshall not be affected by the outcome of any determination by the Secretary.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 451.","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}}