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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59966</law_id><section_number>32.1-162.10</section_number><catch_line>Inspections; fees</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="7.1">Home Care Organization Licensing</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>State agencies shall make or cause to be made only such inspections of <span class="dictionary">home care organizations</span> as are necessary to carry out the various obligations imposed on each agency by applicable state and federal <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and regulations. However, no <span class="dictionary">home care organization</span> shall receive additional inspections until all other <span class="dictionary">home care organizations</span> in the Commonwealth have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations, (ii) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, (iii) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the <span class="dictionary">home care organization</span>, or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.
		Any on-site inspection by a state agency or a division or unit thereof that substantially complies with the inspection requirements of any other state agency or any other division or unit of the inspecting agency charged with making similar inspections shall be accepted as an equivalent inspection in lieu of an on-site inspection by said agency or by a division or unit of the inspecting agency. A state agency shall coordinate its inspections of <span class="dictionary">home care organizations</span> both internally and with those required by other state agencies so as to ensure that the requirements of this section are met.
		Notwithstanding any provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span> to the contrary, all <span class="dictionary">home care organizations</span> licensed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Health that have been certified under the provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act for home care services or have obtained accreditation by any organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purposes of Medicare certification may be subject to inspection so long as such accreditation or certification is maintained but only to the extent necessary to ensure the public health and safety. If any such <span class="dictionary">home care organization</span> fails to comply with the provisions of this article or with the regulations of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> relating to public health and safety, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> is authorized to revoke the exemption from licensure and require such organization to be relicensed before it can again qualify for an exemption pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Exemptions from article" href="/32.1-162.8/">32.1-162.8</a>.</p></section></text><history>1986, c. 633; 1991, c. 695; 2010, c. 790; 2014, c. 324; 2017, c. 465.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
