Article 2 Rights and Responsibilities of Patients in Nursing Homes

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §32.1-138 Enumeration; posting of policies; staff training; responsibilities devolving on guardians, etc.; exceptions; certification of compliance
  • §32.1-138.1 Implementation of transfer and discharge policies
  • §32.1-138.2 Certain contract provisions prohibited
  • §32.1-138.3 Third party guarantor prohibition
  • §32.1-138.4 Retaliation or discrimination against complainants
  • §32.1-138.5 Confidentiality of complainant’s identity
  • §32.1-138.5:1 (Effective pursuant to Acts 2025, c. 432, cl. 2) Electronic monitoring in resident rooms