                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSES REQUIRED; RENEWAL THEREOF (§ 32.1-162.9)

A. No person shall establish or operate a home care organization without a
license issued pursuant to this article unless he is exempt from licensure
pursuant to &#xA7; 32.1-162.8. No license to establish or operate a home care
organization shall be issued to any person who has been sanctioned pursuant to
42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1320a-7b.

B. The Commissioner shall issue or renew a license to establish or operate a
home care organization upon application therefor on a form and accompanied by a
fee prescribed by the Board if the Commissioner finds that the home care
organization is in compliance with the provisions of this article and
regulations of the Board, unless the Commissioner determines that no reciprocal
agreement for the licensing of home care organizations has been entered into by
the Commonwealth with the state in which the applicant resides or with the state
in which the applicant&#8217;s home care organization is licensed to operate.
The Commissioner shall not issue or renew a license to establish or operate a
home care organization to any applicant who has been sanctioned pursuant to 42
U.S.C. &#xA7; 1320a-7b.

C. Any licensed home care organization may establish one or more branch offices
serving portions of the total geographic area served by the licensee, provided
that each branch office operates under the supervision and administrative
control of the licensee. The address of each branch office at which services are
provided by the licensee shall be submitted to the Department and included on
any license issued to the licensee. Branch offices shall be operated under the
initial license issued to the home care organization and shall not be required
to obtain an additional license. Upon receipt of notice that a home care
organization has established a branch office that meets the criteria set forth
in this subsection, the Department shall issue an updated license including the
address of the newly established branch office to the home care organization
within 10 business days.

D. Every applicant for an initial license to establish or operate a home care
organization shall include as part of his application proof of initial reserve
operating funds in an amount determined by the Board, which shall be sufficient
to ensure operation of the home care organization for the three-month period
after a license to operate has been issued. Such funds may include cash, cash
equivalents that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that
present insignificant risk of change in value, borrowed funds that are
immediately available to the applicant, or a line of credit that is immediately
available to the applicant. Proof of funds sufficient to meet the requirements
of this subsection shall include a current balance sheet demonstrating
availability of cash or cash equivalents, including all borrowed funds,
sufficient to meet the requirement for initial reserve operating funds together
with a letter from the officer of the bank or other financial institution where
the funds are held or a letter of credit from a lender demonstrating the current
availability of a line of credit and the amount thereof.

E. Every such license shall expire on the third anniversary of its issuance or
renewal.

F. The activities and services of each applicant for issuance or renewal of a
home care organization license shall be subject to an inspection or examination
by the Commissioner to determine if the home care organization is in compliance
with the provisions of this article and regulations of the Board.

G. No license issued pursuant to this article may be transferred or assigned.

H. Upon renewal of a license, the Department shall not require a home care
organization to submit financial documents other than those required for initial
licensure.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 633; 1991, c. 695; 1994, c. 902; 2012, c. 139; 2013, cc. 184,
505; 2018, c. 105; 2022, c. 172.