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Records that are confidential under federal or state law shall be maintained as confidential by the Department and shall not be further disclosed except as permitted by law; however, there shall be no right of access to communications that are privileged pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-581.17. The Commissioner shall call upon other state or local departments to assist in the inspections and those departments shall render an inspection report to the Commissioner. After receipt of all inspection reports, the Commissioner shall make the final determination with respect to the condition of the service so reviewed or inspected. The Commissioner or his authorized agents shall make at least one annual unannounced inspection of each service offered by each licensed provider. Inspections shall be focused on preventing specific risks to individuals receiving services, including an evaluation of the physical facilities in which the services are provided. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1968, chapter 477; in 1980, chapter 582; in 1992, chapter 666; in 2001, chapters 486<\/a> and 506<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75226,"section_number":"8.01-581.17","catch_line":"Privileged communications of certain committees and entities","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.17\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209921,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87344,"identifier":"37.2-411","token":"37.2\/I\/4\/2\/37.2-411","url":"\/37.2-411\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-411\/","token":"37.2\/I\/4\/2\/37.2-411","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-411","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All services provided or delivered under any license shall be subject to review or inspection at any reasonable time by any authorized inspector or agent of the Department<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> or his authorized agents shall inspect all licensed providers<\/span> and shall have access at all reasonable times to all services and records, including medical records. Records that are confidential under federal or state<\/span> law<\/span> shall be maintained as confidential by the Department<\/span> and shall not be further disclosed except as permitted by law<\/span>; however, there shall be no right of access to communications that are privileged pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-581.17<\/a>. The Commissioner<\/span> shall call upon other state<\/span> or local departments<\/span> to assist in the inspections and those departments<\/span> shall render an inspection report to the Commissioner<\/span>. After receipt of all inspection reports, the Commissioner<\/span> shall make the final determination with respect to the condition of the service so reviewed or inspected. The Commissioner<\/span> or his authorized agents shall make at least one annual unannounced inspection of each service offered by each licensed provider<\/span>. Inspections shall be focused on preventing specific risks to individuals<\/span> receiving services, including an evaluation of the physical facilities in which the services are provided. In addition, the Commissioner<\/span> shall promptly investigate all complaints. The Board<\/span> may adopt and the Commissioner<\/span> shall enforce reasonable regulations that may be necessary or proper to carry out the general purposes of this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTIONS (\u00a7 37.2-411)\n\nAll services provided or delivered under any license shall be subject to review\nor inspection at any reasonable time by any authorized inspector or agent of the\nDepartment. The Commissioner or his authorized agents shall inspect all licensed\nproviders and shall have access at all reasonable times to all services and\nrecords, including medical records. Records that are confidential under federal\nor state law shall be maintained as confidential by the Department and shall not\nbe further disclosed except as permitted by law; however, there shall be no\nright of access to communications that are privileged pursuant to \u00a7\n8.01-581.17. The Commissioner shall call upon other state or local departments\nto assist in the inspections and those departments shall render an inspection\nreport to the Commissioner. After receipt of all inspection reports, the\nCommissioner shall make the final determination with respect to the condition of\nthe service so reviewed or inspected. The Commissioner or his authorized agents\nshall make at least one annual unannounced inspection of each service offered by\neach licensed provider. Inspections shall be focused on preventing specific\nrisks to individuals receiving services, including an evaluation of the physical\nfacilities in which the services are provided. In addition, the Commissioner\nshall promptly investigate all complaints. The Board may adopt and the\nCommissioner shall enforce reasonable regulations that may be necessary or\nproper to carry out the general purposes of this article.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-257; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7 37.1-182; 1980, c. 582; 1992, c.\n666; 2001, cc. 486, 506; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","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}}