Bill Text: VA HB371 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Certificate of public need; establishment of psychiatric services.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623) [HB371 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-HB371-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 371 Offered January 13, 2010 Prefiled January 12, 2010 A BILL to require the Commissioner of Health to accept applications and to authorize the Commissioner to issue certificates of public need to establish a psychiatric service. ---------- Patrons-- Shuler and Crockett-Stark ---------- Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  §1. Notwithstanding (i) the provisions of §§32.1-102.3 and 32.1-102.3:2 of the Code of Virginia, (ii) any regulations of the Board of Health establishing standards for the approval and issuance of Requests for Applications, and (iii) any current Requests for Applications issued pursuant to §32.1-102.3:2 of the Code of Virginia, the Commissioner of Health shall accept and review applications and may issue certificates of public need for the establishment of a psychiatric service as the result of a relocation of beds from one hospital in Planning District 5 to another hospital in Planning District 5.