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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 554 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 1985 \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 1986, chapter 562; in 1992, chapter 139.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":217391,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69644,"identifier":"38.2-4910","token":"38.2\/49\/1\/38.2-4910","url":"\/38.2-4910\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4910\/","token":"38.2\/49\/1\/38.2-4910","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of organization","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4910","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Residents<\/span> shall have the right of self-organization. No retaliatory conduct shall be permitted against any resident<\/span> for membership or participation in a residents<\/span>’ organization or for filing any complaint. The provider<\/span> shall be required to provide to the organization a copy of all submissions to the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The board of directors, its designated representative or other such governing body of a continuing care<\/span> facility<\/span> shall hold meetings at least quarterly with the residents<\/span> or representatives elected by the residents<\/span> of the continuing care<\/span> facility<\/span> for the purpose of free discussion of issues<\/span> relating to the facility<\/span>. These issues<\/span> may include income, expenditures and financial matters as they apply to the facility<\/span> and proposed changes in policies, programs, facilities and services. Residents<\/span> shall be entitled to seven days’ notice of each meeting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF ORGANIZATION (\u00a7 38.2-4910)\n\nA. Residents shall have the right of self-organization. No retaliatory conduct\nshall be permitted against any resident for membership or participation in a\nresidents’ organization or for filing any complaint. The provider shall be\nrequired to provide to the organization a copy of all submissions to the\nCommission.\n\nB. The board of directors, its designated representative or other such governing\nbody of a continuing care facility shall hold meetings at least quarterly with\nthe residents or representatives elected by the residents of the continuing care\nfacility for the purpose of free discussion of issues relating to the facility.\nThese issues may include income, expenditures and financial matters as they\napply to the facility and proposed changes in policies, programs, facilities and\nservices. Residents shall be entitled to seven days’ notice of each\nmeeting.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 554, \u00a7 38.1-965; 1986, c. 562; 1992, c. 139.","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}}