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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>77733</law_id><section_number>32.1-374</section_number><catch_line>Obligations of nonprofit entity</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="20">Disposition of Assets by Nonprofit Health Care Entities</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Prior to <span class="dictionary">disposition of assets</span>, any <span class="dictionary">nonprofit entity</span> shall provide to the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> written notice, on a form provided by the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span>, of its <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to dispose of such assets, including the terms of the proposal. The notice shall be given at least 60 days in advance of the effective date of such proposed transaction in <span class="dictionary">order</span> that the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> may exercise his <span class="dictionary">common law</span> and statutory authority over the activities of these organizations. The <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> may employ expert assistance in reviewing any proposed transaction, and such reasonable expenses incurred by the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> shall be paid by a <span class="dictionary">party</span> to the proposed transaction.
		Within 10 days of receipt of the notice from the entity, the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> shall cause a public notice of the transaction to be published in a newspaper in which legal notices may be published in that <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>.
		No later than 40 days prior to any <span class="dictionary">disposition of assets</span>, the <span class="dictionary">nonprofit entity</span> shall convene a public meeting to set forth its expectations concerning how the health care needs of the community will be served following the proposed <span class="dictionary">disposition of assets</span> and to receive comments and respond to questions on the potential impact of the proposed <span class="dictionary">disposition of assets</span> on the community served by the <span class="dictionary">nonprofit entity</span>. Notice of the time and place of such meeting shall be published at least 10 days prior to the meeting in a newspaper in which legal notices may be published in that <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>.
		Notice to the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> pursuant to this section shall be given for State Corporation Commission approval sought pursuant to Article 11 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/13.1-893.1/">13.1-893.1</a>) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1 and &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Management and exclusive agency contracts subject to approval by Commission" href="/38.2-203/">38.2-203</a> and <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/38.2-1322/">38.2-1322</a> through <a class="law" title="Exemption" href="/38.2-1328/">38.2-1328</a> and subdivision A 1 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Suspension or revocation of license" href="/38.2-4316/">38.2-4316</a>. Such notice need not be given where the State Corporation Commission determines, in its sole discretion, that there is a reasonable expectation that the foreign or domestic nonstock corporation licensed and subject to regulation under Chapter 42 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Applicability of chapter" href="/38.2-4200/">38.2-4200</a> et seq.) of Title 38.2 or health maintenance organization referenced in this chapter will not be able to meet its obligations to subscribers or enrollees.
		The provisions of this section shall not apply to any <span class="dictionary">disposition of assets</span> subject to the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation" href="/38.2-4214.1/">38.2-4214.1</a> or any of the provisions of Chapter 15 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Scope of chapter" href="/38.2-1500/">38.2-1500</a> et seq.) of Title 38.2.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 615, &#xA7; 55-532; 2002, c. 516; 2007, c. 925; 2008, c. 253; 2018, c. 706; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
