                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF NURSING FACILITY BEDS (§ 32.1-102.3:7)

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; 32.1-102.3:2, the Commissioner shall
accept and may approve applications for the transfer of nursing facility beds
from one planning district to another planning district when no Request for
Applications has been issued in cases in which the applicant can demonstrate (i)
there is a shortage of nursing facility beds in the planning district to which
beds are proposed to be transferred, (ii) the number of nursing facility beds in
the planning district from which beds are proposed to be moved exceeds the need
for such beds, (iii) the proposed transfer of nursing facility beds would not
result in creation of a need for additional beds in the planning district from
which the beds are proposed to be transferred, and (iv) the nursing facility
beds proposed to be transferred will be made available to individuals in need of
nursing facility services in the planning district to which they are proposed to
be transferred without regard to the source of payment for such services.

B. Applications received pursuant to this section shall be subject to the
provisions of this article governing review of applications for certificate of
public need.

HISTORY: 2013, c. 515.