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However, an administrator of an assisted living facility licensed for residential living care only shall not be required to be licensed. Any person meeting the qualifications for a licensed nursing home administrator under § 54.1-3103 shall be deemed qualified to (i) serve as an administrator of an assisted living facility or (ii) serve as the administrator of both an assisted living facility and a licensed nursing home, provided the assisted living facility and licensed nursing home are part of the same building.B\n\nIf a licensed assisted living facility administrator dies, resigns, is discharged, or becomes unable to perform his duties, the assisted living facility shall immediately employ a licensed administrator or appoint an acting administrator who is qualified by education for an approved administrator-in-training program and has a minimum of one year of administrative or supervisory experience in a health care or long-term care facility, or has completed such a program and is awaiting licensure. The facility shall give immediate notice to the regional licensing office of the Department of Social Services and to the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators that the licensed administrator died, resigned, was discharged, or became unable to perform his duties and shall provide the last date of employment of the licensed administrator. When an acting administrator is named, he shall notify the Department of his employment and, if intending to assume the position permanently, submit a completed application for an approved administrator-in-training program to the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators within 10 days of employment. An assisted living facility may be operated by an acting administrator for no more than 150 days, or not more than 90 days if the acting administrator has not applied for licensure, from the last date of employment of the licensed administrator.C\n\nThe Department may grant an extension of up to 30 days in addition to the 150 days from the last date of employment of a licensed administrator if the acting administrator has applied for licensure as a long-term care administrator pursuant to Chapter 31 (§ 54.1-3100 et seq.) of Title 54.1, has completed the administrator-in-training program, and is awaiting the results of the national examination. If a 30-day extension is granted, the acting administrator shall immediately submit written notice to the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators. In no case shall an assisted living facility be operated with an acting administrator for more than 180 days, including the 30-day extension, from the last date of employment of a licensed administrator.D\n\nNo assisted living facility shall operate under the supervision of an acting administrator pursuant to § 54.1-3103.1 and this section more than two times during any two-year period unless authorized to do so by the Department. Determinations regarding authorization to operate under the supervision of an acting administrator for more than two times in any two-year period shall be made by the Department on a case-by-case basis.E\n\nThe assisted living facility shall have adequate, appropriate, and sufficient staff to provide services to attain and maintain (i) the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care and (ii) the physical safety of the residents on the premises. Upon admission and upon request, the assisted living facility shall provide in writing a description of the types of staff working in the facility and the services provided, including the hours such services are available.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283122,"text":"An administrator of an assisted living facility shall be licensed as an assisted living facility administrator by the Virginia Board of Long-Term Care Administrators pursuant to Chapter 31 (§ 54.1-3100 et seq.) of Title 54.1. However, an administrator of an assisted living facility licensed for residential living care only shall not be required to be licensed. Any person meeting the qualifications for a licensed nursing home administrator under § 54.1-3103 shall be deemed qualified to (i) serve as an administrator of an assisted living facility or (ii) serve as the administrator of both an assisted living facility and a licensed nursing home, provided the assisted living facility and licensed nursing home are part of the same building.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":283123,"text":"If a licensed assisted living facility administrator dies, resigns, is discharged, or becomes unable to perform his duties, the assisted living facility shall immediately employ a licensed administrator or appoint an acting administrator who is qualified by education for an approved administrator-in-training program and has a minimum of one year of administrative or supervisory experience in a health care or long-term care facility, or has completed such a program and is awaiting licensure. The facility shall give immediate notice to the regional licensing office of the Department of Social Services and to the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators that the licensed administrator died, resigned, was discharged, or became unable to perform his duties and shall provide the last date of employment of the licensed administrator. When an acting administrator is named, he shall notify the Department of his employment and, if intending to assume the position permanently, submit a completed application for an approved administrator-in-training program to the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators within 10 days of employment. An assisted living facility may be operated by an acting administrator for no more than 150 days, or not more than 90 days if the acting administrator has not applied for licensure, from the last date of employment of the licensed administrator.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":283124,"text":"The Department may grant an extension of up to 30 days in addition to the 150 days from the last date of employment of a licensed administrator if the acting administrator has applied for licensure as a long-term care administrator pursuant to Chapter 31 (§ 54.1-3100 et seq.) of Title 54.1, has completed the administrator-in-training program, and is awaiting the results of the national examination. If a 30-day extension is granted, the acting administrator shall immediately submit written notice to the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators. In no case shall an assisted living facility be operated with an acting administrator for more than 180 days, including the 30-day extension, from the last date of employment of a licensed administrator.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":283125,"text":"No assisted living facility shall operate under the supervision of an acting administrator pursuant to § 54.1-3103.1 and this section more than two times during any two-year period unless authorized to do so by the Department. Determinations regarding authorization to operate under the supervision of an acting administrator for more than two times in any two-year period shall be made by the Department on a case-by-case basis.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":283126,"text":"The assisted living facility shall have adequate, appropriate, and sufficient staff to provide services to attain and maintain (i) the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care and (ii) the physical safety of the residents on the premises. Upon admission and upon request, the assisted living facility shall provide in writing a description of the types of staff working in the facility and the services provided, including the hours such services are available.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13168,"edition_id":1,"name":"Assisted Living Facilities","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13167,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:23","permalink":{"id":272351,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13168,"identifier":"1","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1","url":"\/63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13167,"edition_id":1,"name":"Facilities and Programs","identifier":"18","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13166,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:23","permalink":{"id":272349,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13167,"identifier":"18","token":"63.2\/IV\/18","url":"\/63.2\/IV\/18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13166,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensure","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:23","permalink":{"id":272143,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13166,"identifier":"IV","token":"63.2\/IV","url":"\/63.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Welfare (Social Services)","identifier":"63.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12789,"identifier":"63.2","token":"63.2","url":"\/63.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":54185,"structure_id":13168,"section_number":"63.2-1800","catch_line":"Licensure requirements","url":"\/63.2-1800\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1800","metadata":false},{"id":57266,"structure_id":13168,"section_number":"63.2-1801","catch_line":"Access to assisted living facilities by community services boards and behavioral health authorities","url":"\/63.2-1801\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1801","metadata":false},{"id":66979,"structure_id":13168,"section_number":"63.2-1802","catch_line":"Safe, secure environments for residents with serious cognitive impairments","url":"\/63.2-1802\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1802","metadata":false},{"id":79040,"structure_id":13168,"section_number":"63.2-1803","catch_line":"Staffing of assisted living facilities","url":"\/63.2-1803\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1803","metadata":false},{"id":54231,"structure_id":13168,"section_number":"63.2-1803.01","catch_line":"Possession or administration of cannabis oil","url":"\/63.2-1803.01\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1803.01","metadata":false},{"id":84451,"structure_id":13168,"section_number":"63.2-1803.1","catch_line":"Assisted Living Facility Education, Training, and Technical Assistance Fund established","url":"\/63.2-1803.1\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1803.1","metadata":false},{"id":55094,"structure_id":13168,"section_number":"63.2-1804","catch_line":"Uniform assessment instrument","url":"\/63.2-1804\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1804","metadata":false},{"id":83472,"structure_id":13168,"section_number":"63.2-1805","catch_line":"Admissions and discharge; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 21 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 1954, chapter 259; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1972, chapter 718; in 1973, chapter 227; in 1975, chapter 437; in 1977, chapter 105; in 1985, chapters 17 and 518; in 1991, chapter 532; in 1992, chapter 356; in 1993, chapters 957 and 993; in 1994, chapter 107<\/a>; in 1995, chapter 649<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 397<\/a>; in 1998, chapters 552<\/a> and 850<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 804<\/a>, 808<\/a>, and 845<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 161<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 467<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 610<\/a> and 924<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 609<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 448<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65410,"section_number":"54.1-3103.1","catch_line":"Administrator required for operation of assisted living facility; operation after death, illness, etc., of administrator; notification of Board; administrators operating more than one facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3103.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76718,"section_number":"54.1-3100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3100\/"},{"id":84582,"section_number":"54.1-3103","catch_line":"Administrator required for operation of nursing home; operation after death, illness, etc., of administrator; notification of Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3103\/"},{"id":65410,"section_number":"54.1-3103.1","catch_line":"Administrator required for operation of assisted living facility; operation after death, illness, etc., of administrator; notification of Board; administrators operating more than one facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3103.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79040,"identifier":"63.2-1803","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1803","url":"\/63.2-1803\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1803\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1803","dublin_core":{"Title":"Staffing of assisted living facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An administrator of an assisted living facility<\/span> shall be licensed as an assisted living facility<\/span> administrator by the Virginia Board<\/span> of Long-Term Care Administrators pursuant to Chapter 31 (§ 54.1-3100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1. However, an administrator of an assisted living facility<\/span> licensed for residential living care<\/span> only shall not be required to be licensed. Any person meeting the qualifications for a licensed nursing home administrator under § 54.1-3103<\/a> shall be deemed qualified to (i) serve as an administrator of an assisted living facility<\/span> or (ii) serve as the administrator of both an assisted living facility<\/span> and a licensed nursing home, provided the assisted living facility<\/span> and licensed nursing home are part of the same building. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a licensed assisted living facility<\/span> administrator dies, resigns, is discharged, or becomes unable to perform his duties, the assisted living facility<\/span> shall immediately employ a licensed administrator or appoint an acting administrator who is qualified by education for an approved administrator-in-training program and has a minimum of one year of administrative or supervisory experience in a health care or long-term care facility, or has completed such a program and is awaiting licensure. The facility shall give immediate notice to the regional licensing office of the Department<\/span> of Social Services<\/span> and to the Board<\/span> of Long-Term Care Administrators that the licensed administrator died, resigned, was discharged, or became unable to perform his duties and shall provide the last date of employment of the licensed administrator. When an acting administrator is named, he shall notify the Department<\/span> of his employment and, if intending to assume the position permanently, submit a completed application for an approved administrator-in-training program to the Board<\/span> of Long-Term Care Administrators within 10 days of employment. An assisted living facility<\/span> may be operated by an acting administrator for no more than 150 days, or not more than 90 days if the acting administrator has not applied for licensure, from the last date of employment of the licensed administrator. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may grant an extension of up to 30 days in addition to the 150 days from the last date of employment of a licensed administrator if the acting administrator has applied for licensure as a long-term care administrator pursuant to Chapter 31 (§ 54.1-3100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1, has completed the administrator-in-training program, and is awaiting the results of the national examination. If a 30-day extension is granted, the acting administrator shall immediately submit written notice to the Board<\/span> of Long-Term Care Administrators. In no case shall an assisted living facility<\/span> be operated with an acting administrator for more than 180 days, including the 30-day extension, from the last date of employment of a licensed administrator. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No assisted living facility<\/span> shall operate under the supervision of an acting administrator pursuant to § 54.1-3103.1<\/a> and this section more than two times during any two-year period unless authorized to do so by the Department<\/span>. Determinations regarding authorization to operate under the supervision of an acting administrator for more than two times in any two-year period shall be made by the Department<\/span> on a case-by-case basis. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The assisted living facility<\/span> shall have adequate, appropriate, and sufficient staff to provide services to attain and maintain (i) the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care and (ii) the physical safety of the residents on the premises. Upon admission and upon request, the assisted living facility<\/span> shall provide in writing a description of the types of staff working in the facility and the services provided, including the hours such services are available. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTAFFING OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES (\u00a7 63.2-1803)\n\nA. An administrator of an assisted living facility shall be licensed as an\nassisted living facility administrator by the Virginia Board of Long-Term Care\nAdministrators pursuant to Chapter 31 (§ 54.1-3100 et seq.) of Title 54.1.\nHowever, an administrator of an assisted living facility licensed for\nresidential living care only shall not be required to be licensed. Any person\nmeeting the qualifications for a licensed nursing home administrator under\n§ 54.1-3103 shall be deemed qualified to (i) serve as an administrator of\nan assisted living facility or (ii) serve as the administrator of both an\nassisted living facility and a licensed nursing home, provided the assisted\nliving facility and licensed nursing home are part of the same building.\n\nB. If a licensed assisted living facility administrator dies, resigns, is\ndischarged, or becomes unable to perform his duties, the assisted living\nfacility shall immediately employ a licensed administrator or appoint an acting\nadministrator who is qualified by education for an approved\nadministrator-in-training program and has a minimum of one year of\nadministrative or supervisory experience in a health care or long-term care\nfacility, or has completed such a program and is awaiting licensure. The\nfacility shall give immediate notice to the regional licensing office of the\nDepartment of Social Services and to the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators\nthat the licensed administrator died, resigned, was discharged, or became unable\nto perform his duties and shall provide the last date of employment of the\nlicensed administrator. When an acting administrator is named, he shall notify\nthe Department of his employment and, if intending to assume the position\npermanently, submit a completed application for an approved\nadministrator-in-training program to the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators\nwithin 10 days of employment. An assisted living facility may be operated by an\nacting administrator for no more than 150 days, or not more than 90 days if the\nacting administrator has not applied for licensure, from the last date of\nemployment of the licensed administrator.\n\nC. The Department may grant an extension of up to 30 days in addition to the 150\ndays from the last date of employment of a licensed administrator if the acting\nadministrator has applied for licensure as a long-term care administrator\npursuant to Chapter 31 (§ 54.1-3100 et seq.) of Title 54.1, has completed\nthe administrator-in-training program, and is awaiting the results of the\nnational examination. If a 30-day extension is granted, the acting administrator\nshall immediately submit written notice to the Board of Long-Term Care\nAdministrators. In no case shall an assisted living facility be operated with an\nacting administrator for more than 180 days, including the 30-day extension,\nfrom the last date of employment of a licensed administrator.\n\nD. No assisted living facility shall operate under the supervision of an acting\nadministrator pursuant to § 54.1-3103.1 and this section more than two\ntimes during any two-year period unless authorized to do so by the Department.\nDeterminations regarding authorization to operate under the supervision of an\nacting administrator for more than two times in any two-year period shall be\nmade by the Department on a case-by-case basis.\n\nE. The assisted living facility shall have adequate, appropriate, and sufficient\nstaff to provide services to attain and maintain (i) the physical, mental and\npsychosocial well-being of each resident as determined by resident assessments\nand individual plans of care and (ii) the physical safety of the residents on\nthe premises. Upon admission and upon request, the assisted living facility\nshall provide in writing a description of the types of staff working in the\nfacility and the services provided, including the hours such services are\navailable.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-222, 63-223; 1954, c. 259; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7\u00a7\n63.1-172, 63.1-174; 1972, c. 718; 1973, c. 227; 1975, c. 437; 1977, c. 105;\n1985, cc. 17, 518; 1991, c. 532; 1992, c. 356; 1993, cc. 957, 993; 1994, c. 107;\n1995, c. 649; 1997, c. 397; 1998, cc. 552, 850; 2000, cc. 804, 808, 845; 2001,\nc. 161; 2002, c. 747; 2003, c. 467; 2005, cc. 610, 924; 2011, c. 609; 2019, c.\n448.","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}}