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VA Code § 32.1-127.1:04 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-127.1:04. Use or disclosure of certain protected health information required

A. The coordination of prevention and control of disease, injury, or disability and the delivery of health care benefits are hereby declared to be (i) necessary public health activities; (ii) necessary health oversight activities for the integrity of the health care system; and (iii) necessary to prevent serious harm and serious threats to the health and safety of individuals and the public.B. The Departments of Health, Medical Assistance Services, Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and Social Services, and the Departments for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, the Blind and Vision Impaired, and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, or any successors in interest thereof shall establish a secure system for sharing protected health information that may be necessary for the coordination of prevention and control of disease, injury, or disability and for the delivery of health care benefits when such protected information concerns individuals who (i) have contracted a reportable disease, including exposure to a toxic substance, as required by the Board of Health pursuant to § 32.1-35 or other disease or disability required to be reported by law; (ii) are the subjects of public health surveillance, public health investigations, or public health interventions or are applicants for or recipients of medical assistance services; (iii) have been or are the victims of child abuse or neglect or domestic violence; or (iv) may present a serious threat to health or safety of a person or the public or may be subject to a serious threat to their health or safety. For the purposes of this section, "public health interventions" shall include the services provided through the Departments for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, the Blind and Vision Impaired, and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, or any successors in interest thereof.Pursuant to the regulations concerning patient privacy promulgated by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, covered entities may disclose protected health information to the secure system without obtaining consent or authorization for such disclosure. Such protected health information shall be used exclusively for the purposes established in this section.C. The Office of the Attorney General shall advise the Departments of Health, Medical Assistance Services, Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and Social Services and the Departments for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, the Blind and Vision Impaired, and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, or any successors in interest thereof, in the implementation of this section.2002, c. 835; 2003, c. 464; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
VA Code § 32.1-127.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-127.3. Immunity from liability for certain free health care services

A. No hospital employee who renders health care services at his place of employment and within the limits of his licensure, certification, or multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing, or, if such employee is not required to be licensed or certified pursuant to Title 54.1, within the scope of his employment, shall be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such services to a patient of a clinic which is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct. Such clinic shall have on record written agreements with each hospital providing such services, and immunity shall apply only to those services provided by the hospital without charge.B. For the purposes of Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, any personnel employed by a hospital licensed pursuant to this article and rendering health care services pursuant to subsection A shall be deemed an agent of the Commonwealth and to be acting in an authorized governmental capacity with respect to delivery of such health care services if (i) the hospital has agreed in writing to provide health care services at no charge for patients referred by a clinic organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge, (ii) the employing hospital is registered with the Division of Risk Management, and (iii) the employee delivering such services has no legal or financial interest in the clinic from which the patient is referred. The premium for coverage of such hospital employees under the Risk Management Plan shall be paid by the Department of Health.C. The provisions of this section shall only apply to health care personnel providing care pursuant to subsections A and B during the period in which such care is rendered.D. Moreover, no officer, director or employee of any such clinic, or the clinic itself, as described in subsection A shall, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission relating to the providing of health care services without charge to patients of the clinic.E. For the purposes of this section and Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, "delivery of health care services without charge" shall be deemed to include the delivery of dental or medical services in a dental or medical clinic when a reasonable minimum fee is charged to cover administrative costs.1993, c. 785; 1994, c. 444; 1996, c. 748; 2000, cc. 618, 632; 2004, c. 49.
VA Code § 32.1-128 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-128. Applicability to hospitals and nursing homes for practice of religious tenets

Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize or require the interference with or prevention of the establishment or operation of a hospital or nursing home for the practice of religious tenets of any recognized church or denomination in the ministration to the sick and suffering by mental or spiritual means without the use of any drug or material remedy, whether gratuitously or for compensation, provided the statutes and regulations on environmental protection and life safety are complied with.Code 1950, § 32-301; 1972, c. 36; 1979, c. 711.
VA Code § 32.1-129 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-129. Application for license

Each application for a hospital or nursing home license shall be made on a form prescribed by the Board. The application shall specify the official name and the kind of hospital or nursing home, the location thereof, the name of the person in charge and such additional relevant information as the Board requires.Code 1950, § 32-303; 1972, c. 824; 1979, c. 711.
VA Code § 32.1-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-130. Service charges

A. A service charge of $1.50 per patient bed for which the hospital or nursing home is licensed, but not less than $75 nor more than $500, shall be paid for each license upon issuance and renewal. The service charge for a license for a hospital or nursing home which does not provide overnight inpatient care shall be $75.B. All service charges received under the provisions of this article shall be paid into a special fund of the Department and are appropriated to the Department for the operation of the hospital and nursing home licensure and inspection program.Code 1950, § 32-304; 1979, c. 711.
VA Code § 32.1-131 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-131. Expiration and renewal of licenses

All licenses shall expire at midnight December 31 of the year issued, or as otherwise specified, and shall be required to be renewed annually.Code 1950, § 32-304; 1979, c. 711.
VA Code § 32.1-132 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-132. Alterations or additions to hospitals and nursing homes; when new license required; use of inpatient hospital beds for furnishing skilled care services

A. Any person who desires to make any substantial alteration or addition to or any material change in any hospital or nursing home shall, before making such change, alteration or addition, submit the proposal therefor to the Commissioner for his approval. The Commissioner shall review the proposal to determine compliance with applicable statutes and regulations of the Board and as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable notify the person that the proposal is or is not approved.B. If any such alteration, addition or change has the effect of changing the bed capacity or classification of the hospital or nursing home, the licensee shall obtain a new license for the remainder of the license year before beginning operation of additional beds or in the new classification.C. Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, any hospital, after sending such written notice as may be required by the Commissioner, may utilize, for a period not to exceed thirty days for any one patient, a maximum of ten percent of its inpatient hospital beds as swing beds for the furnishing of services of the type which, if furnished by a nursing home or certified nursing facility, would constitute skilled care services without complying with nursing home licensure requirements or retaining the services of a licensed nursing home administrator. Such hospital shall amend its plan of care and implement its plan as amended to ensure the overall well-being of patients occupying such beds. Only those hospitals which qualify under § 1883 of Title XVIII and § 1913 of Title XIX of the Social Security Act and are certified as skilled nursing facilities may be reimbursed for such services for Medicare and Medicaid patients.Code 1950, § 32-305; 1979, c. 711; 1983, c. 533; 1989, c. 618.
VA Code § 32.1-133 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-133. Display of license

The current license shall at all times be posted in each hospital or nursing home in a place readily visible and accessible to the public.Code 1950, § 32-306; 1979, c. 711.
VA Code § 32.1-133.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-133.1. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required; civil penalty

Any health care facility (i) licensed as a hospital pursuant to § 32.1-125 that includes an emergency department or that is a dedicated emergency department as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 489.24(b), (ii) operating as a clinic which is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge, (iii) licensed as an abortion facility pursuant to § 32.1-127, or (iv) in which the majority of patients are seen without appointments shall post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance. The notice required by this section shall be posted in a place readily visible and accessible to the public such as the admitting area or public or patient restrooms of such facility. Such notice shall meet the requirements specified in subsection C of § 40.1-11.3. The State Board shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.2018, c. 571.
VA Code § 32.1-134 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-134. Family planning information in hospitals providing maternity care

Every hospital providing maternity care shall, prior to releasing each maternity patient, make available to such patient family planning information and a list of family planning clinics located in the Commonwealth, unless medically contraindicated; provided, however, that any such hospital operated under the auspices of a religious institution objecting to distributing lists of family planning clinics on religious grounds shall not be required to distribute them. Such information and lists may include, but need not be limited to, such information and lists as shall be furnished by the Department.Code 1950, § 32-154; 1960, c. 248; 1977, c. 680; 1978, c. 162; 1979, c. 711.
VA Code § 32.1-134.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-134.01. Certain information required for maternity patients

Every licensed nurse midwife, licensed midwife, or hospital providing maternity care shall, prior to releasing each maternity patient, make available to such patient and, if present, to the other parent of the infant and other relevant family members or caretakers, information about the incidence of postpartum blues, perinatal depression, and perinatal anxiety; information to increase awareness of shaken baby syndrome and the dangers of shaking infants; and information about safe sleep environments for infants that is consistent with current information available from the American Academy of Pediatrics. This information shall be discussed with the maternity patient and the other parent of the infant and other relevant family members or caretakers who are present at discharge.2003, c. 647; 2005, c. 518; 2015, c. 296; 2019, c. 433; 2020, c. 900.
VA Code § 32.1-134.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-134.02. Infants; blood sample provided to parents

Every hospital providing maternity care shall offer to obtain a sample of blood from an infant born at the hospital and provide that sample to the mother of the infant.2011, c. 621.
VA Code § 32.1-134.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-134.1. When denial, etc., to duly licensed physician of staff membership or professional privileges improper

It shall be an improper practice for the governing body of a hospital which has twenty-five beds or more and which is required by state law to be licensed to refuse or fail to act within sixty days of a completed application for staff membership or professional privileges or deny or withhold from a duly licensed physician staff membership or professional privileges in such hospital, or to exclude or expel a physician from staff membership in such hospital or curtail, terminate or diminish in any way a physician's professional privileges in such hospital, without stating in writing the reason or reasons therefor, a copy of which shall be provided to the physician. If the reason or reasons stated are unrelated to standards of patient care, patient welfare, violation of the rules and regulations of the institution or staff, the objectives or efficient operations of the institution, or the character or competency of the applicant, or misconduct in any hospital, it shall be deemed an improper practice.Any physician licensed in this Commonwealth to practice medicine who is aggrieved by any violation of this section shall have the right to seek an injunction from the circuit court of the city or county in which the hospital alleged to have violated this section is located prohibiting any such further violation. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to impair or affect any other right or remedy; provided that a violation of this section shall not constitute a violation of the provisions of this article for the purposes of § 32.1-135.1979, c. 711.
VA Code § 32.1-134.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-134.2. Clinical privileges for certain practitioners

The grant or denial of clinical privileges to licensed podiatrists and certified nurse midwives licensed as nurse practitioners pursuant to § 54.1-2957 by any hospital licensed in this Commonwealth, and the determination by the hospital of the scope of such privileges, shall be based upon such practitioner's professional license, experience, competence, ability, and judgment, and the reasonable objectives and regulations of the hospital in which such privileges are sought.Code 1950, § 32-301.1; 1979, c. 40; 1992, c. 452.
VA Code § 32.1-134.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-134.3. Response to applications for clinical privileges

Whenever a podiatrist or certified nurse midwife licensed as a nurse practitioner makes application to any hospital for clinical privileges, the hospital shall either approve or disapprove the application within 120 calendar days after it has received all necessary information to make a determination as provided in § 32.1-134.2 from the practitioner.1981, c. 166; 1992, c. 452.
VA Code § 32.1-134.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-134.4. Right of podiatrists or nurse practitioners to injunction

Any licensed podiatrist or certified nurse midwife licensed as a nurse practitioner in Virginia who is aggrieved by any violation of § 32.1-134.2 or § 32.1-134.3 shall have the right to seek an injunction from the circuit court of the city or county in which the hospital alleged to have committed the violation is located, prohibiting any further such violation. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to impair or affect any other right or remedy. A violation of this section, however, shall not constitute a violation of the provisions of this article for the purposes of § 32.1-135.1983, c. 259; 1992, c. 452.
VA Code § 32.1-135 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-135. Revocation or suspension of license or certification; restriction or prohibition of new admissions to nursing home

A. In accordance with applicable regulations of the Board, the Commissioner (i) may restrict or prohibit new admissions to any nursing home or certified nursing facility, or (ii) may petition the court to impose a civil penalty against any nursing home or certified nursing facility or to appoint a receiver for such nursing home or certified nursing facility, or both, or (iii) may revoke the certification or may revoke or suspend the license of a hospital or nursing home or the certification of any certified nursing facility for violation of any provision of this article or Article 2 (§ 32.1-138 et seq.) of this chapter or of any applicable regulation promulgated under this chapter or for permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission of any illegal act in the hospital or nursing home.All appeals from notice of imposition of administrative sanctions shall be received in writing within fifteen days of the date of receipt of such notice. The provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) shall be applicable to such appeals.B. If a license or certification is revoked as herein provided, a new license or certification may be issued by the Commissioner after satisfactory evidence is submitted to him that the conditions upon which revocation was based have been corrected and after proper inspection has been made and compliance with all provisions of this article and applicable state and federal law and regulations hereunder has been obtained.C. Suspension of a license shall in all cases be for an indefinite time. The Commissioner may completely or partially restore a suspended license or certificate when he determines that the conditions upon which suspension was based have been completely or partially corrected and that the interests of the public will not be jeopardized by resumption of operation. No additional service charges shall be required for restoring such license.Code 1950, § 32-307; 1979, c. 711; 1989, c. 618.
VA Code § 32.1-135.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-135.1. Certain advertisements prohibited

No hospital licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall include in any advertisement death rate statistics in such manner as to suggest the relative quality of health or hospital services.1988, c. 85.
VA Code § 32.1-135.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-135.2. Offer or payment of remuneration in exchange for referral prohibited

No hospital licensed pursuant to this chapter shall knowingly and willfully offer or pay any remuneration directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce any practitioner of the healing arts or any clinical psychologist to refer an individual or individuals to such hospital. The Board shall adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall be developed in conjunction with the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and shall be consistent with regulations adopted by such Board pursuant to § 37.2-420. Such regulations shall exclude from the definition of "remuneration" any payments, business arrangements, or payment practices not prohibited by 42 U.S.C. § 1320a, as amended, or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.1990, c. 379; 1996, cc. 937, 980; 2009, cc. 813, 840.
VA Code § 32.1-136 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-136. Violation; penalties

Any person owning, establishing, conducting, maintaining, managing or operating a hospital or nursing home which is not licensed as required by this article shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.Code 1950, § 32-310; 1962, c. 551; 1979, c. 711.
VA Code § 32.1-137 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-137. Certification of medical care facilities under Title XVIII of Social Security Act

The Board shall constitute the sole agency of the Commonwealth to enter into contracts with the United States government for the certification of medical care facilities under Title XVIII of the United States Social Security Act and any amendments thereto and with the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services for the certification of medical care facilities under Title XIX of the United States Social Security Act and any amendments thereto.1979, c. 711; 1989, c. 618.
VA Code § 32.1-137.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-137.01. Posting of charity care policies

All hospitals shall provide written information about the hospital's charity care policies, including policies related to free and discounted care. Such information shall be posted conspicuously in public areas of the hospital, including admissions or registration areas, emergency departments, and associated waiting rooms. Information regarding specific eligibility criteria and procedures for applying for charity care shall be (i) provided to a patient at the time of admission or discharge, or at the time services are provided, (ii) included with any billing statements sent to uninsured patients, and (iii) included on any website maintained by the hospital.2009, c. 425.
VA Code § 32.1-137.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 32.1 - Health|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services|§ 32.1-137.02. Hospital discharge procedures

Before a hospital discharges a patient, it shall, to the extent allowed pursuant to state and federal law, inform and educate the patient, and his family when it is involved in decision making or ongoing care, about his follow-up care, treatment, and services.2012, cc. 180, 813.