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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 475<\/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. 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 2003, chapter 481<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 474<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68332,"section_number":"32.1-137","catch_line":"Certification of medical care facilities under Title XVIII of Social Security Act","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-137\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201635,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59627,"identifier":"32.1-353.2","token":"32.1\/13.1\/32.1-353.2","url":"\/32.1-353.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-353.2\/","token":"32.1\/13.1\/32.1-353.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-353.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Certified nursing facility<\/span>” means any skilled nursing facility, skilled care facility, intermediate care facility, nursing or nursing care facility, or nursing home, whether freestanding or a portion of a freestanding medical care facility<\/span>, that is certified for participation as a Medicare or Medicaid provider, or both, pursuant to Title XVIII and Title XIX of the United States Social Security Act, as amended, and \u00a7 32.1-137<\/a>.\n\t\t“Civil money penalty funds<\/span>” means those funds collected by the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services for enforcement of certified nursing facility<\/span> remedies pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 32.1-353.2)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Board” means the Board of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Certified nursing facility” means any skilled nursing facility,\nskilled care facility, intermediate care facility, nursing or nursing care\nfacility, or nursing home, whether freestanding or a portion of a freestanding\nmedical care facility, that is certified for participation as a Medicare or\nMedicaid provider, or both, pursuant to Title XVIII and Title XIX of the United\nStates Social Security Act, as amended, and \u00a7 32.1-137.\n\t\t“Civil money penalty funds” means those funds collected by the\nDepartment of Medical Assistance Services for enforcement of certified nursing\nfacility remedies pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Medical\nAssistance Services.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 475; 2003, c. 481; 2007, c. 474.","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}}