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However, no hospice shall receive additional inspections until all other hospices 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 hospice, or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this article, any hospice organization that has obtained accreditation as provided in subdivision 2 of \u00a7 32.1-162.2, may be subject to inspection so long as such accreditation 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 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 346 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 1981 \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 2010, chapter 790<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 465<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54733,"section_number":"32.1-162.2","catch_line":"Exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203277,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54738,"identifier":"32.1-162.4","token":"32.1\/5\/7\/32.1-162.4","url":"\/32.1-162.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.4\/","token":"32.1\/5\/7\/32.1-162.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> may cause each hospice<\/span> licensed under this article to be periodically inspected at reasonable times. However, no hospice<\/span> shall receive additional inspections until all other hospices<\/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 hospice<\/span>, or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this article, any hospice<\/span> organization that has obtained accreditation as provided in subdivision 2 of \u00a7 32.1-162.2<\/a>, may be subject to inspection so long as such accreditation is maintained but only to the extent necessary to ensure the public health and safety. If any such hospice<\/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> may revoke the exemption from licensure and require such hospice<\/span> to be relicensed before it can again qualify for an exemption pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-162.2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTIONS (\u00a7 32.1-162.4)\n\nThe Commissioner may cause each hospice licensed under this article to be\nperiodically inspected at reasonable times. However, no hospice shall receive\nadditional inspections until all other hospices in the Commonwealth have also\nbeen inspected, unless the additional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up\non a preoperational inspection or one or more violations, (ii) required by a\nuniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department, (iii)\nnecessary to investigate a complaint regarding the hospice, or (iv) otherwise\ndeemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and\nsafety of the public.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this article, any\nhospice organization that has obtained accreditation as provided in subdivision\n2 of \u00a7 32.1-162.2, may be subject to inspection so long as such accreditation\nis maintained but only to the extent necessary to ensure the public health and\nsafety. If any such hospice fails to comply with the provisions of this article\nor with the regulations of the Board relating to public health and safety, the\nCommissioner may revoke the exemption from licensure and require such hospice to\nbe relicensed before it can again qualify for an exemption pursuant to \u00a7\n32.1-162.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 346; 2010, c. 790; 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}}