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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71680</law_id><section_number>32.1-127.001</section_number><catch_line>Certain design and construction standards to be incorporated in hospital and nursing home licensure regulations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Hospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding any <span class="dictionary">law</span> or regulation to the contrary, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Health shall promulgate regulations pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Effective January 1, 2026) Regulations" href="/32.1-127/">32.1-127</a> for the licensure of <span class="dictionary">hospitals</span> and <span class="dictionary">nursing homes</span> that shall include minimum standards for the design and construction of <span class="dictionary">hospitals</span>, <span class="dictionary">nursing homes</span>, and certified nursing facilities consistent with the current edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of <span class="dictionary">Hospital</span> and Health Care Facilities issued by the American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health.</p></section></text><history>2005, cc. 177, 222.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
