Hospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection | MidpageHospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection
32.1-123Definitions32.1-124Exemptions32.1-125Establishment or operation of hospitals and nursing homes prohibited without license or certification; licenses not transferable32.1-125.01Failing to report; penalty32.1-125.1Inspection of hospitals by state agencies generally32.1-125.2Disclosure of other providers of services32.1-125.3Bed capacity and licensure in hospitals designated as critical access hospitals; designation as rural hospital32.1-125.4Retaliation or discrimination against complainants32.1-125.5Confidentiality of complainant's identity32.1-126Commissioner to inspect and to issue licenses to or assure compliance with certification requirements for hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities; notice of denial of license; consultative advice and assistance; notice to electric utilities32.1-126.01Employment for compensation of persons convicted of barrier crimes prohibited; criminal records check required; suspension or revocation of license32.1-126.02Hospital pharmacy employees; criminal records check required32.1-126.1Asbestos inspection for hospitals32.1-126.2Fire suppression systems required in nursing facilities and nursing homes32.1-126.3Fire suppression systems required in hospitals32.1-126.4Hospital standing orders or protocols for certain vaccinations32.1-126.5Consolidation of inspections32.1-126.6Assignment or transfer of operation of nursing home; civil penalty32.1-127Regulations32.1-127.1:03Health records privacy32.1-127.1:06Disclosure of laboratory test results32.1-127.001Certain design and construction standards to be incorporated in hospital and nursing home licensure regulations32.1-127.01Regulations to authorize certain disciplinary actions and guidelines32.1-127.1Immunity from liability for routine referral for organ and tissue donation32.1-127.1:01Record storage32.1-127.1:04Use or disclosure of certain protected health information required32.1-127.1:05Breach of medical information notification32.1-127.3Immunity from liability for certain free health care services32.1-128Applicability to hospitals and nursing homes for practice of religious tenets32.1-129Application for license32.1-130(For effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 254 and 265, cl. 4.) Fees; Hospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection Program Fund32.1-131Expiration and renewal of licenses32.1-132(Expires July 1, 2028) Alterations or additions to hospitals and nursing homes; when new license required; use of inpatient hospital beds for furnishing skilled care services32.1-133Display of license32.1-133.1Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required; civil penalty32.1-134Family planning information in hospitals providing maternity care32.1-134.01Certain information required for maternity patients32.1-134.02Infants; blood sample provided to parents32.1-134.03Maternal health; protocols and resources for hospitals and outpatient providers; report32.1-134.1When denial, etc., to duly licensed physician of staff membership or professional privileges improper32.1-134.2Clinical privileges for certain practitioners32.1-134.3Response to applications for clinical privileges32.1-134.4Right of podiatrists or advanced practice registered nurses to injunction32.1-135Revocation or suspension of license or certification of hospital or certified nursing facility; restriction or prohibition of new admissions to certified nursing facility32.1-135.1Certain advertisements prohibited32.1-135.2Offer or payment of remuneration in exchange for referral prohibited32.1-136Violation; penalties32.1-137Certification of medical care facilities under Title XVIII of Social Security Act32.1-137.01Posting of charity care policies32.1-137.02Hospital discharge procedures32.1-137.03Discharge planning; designation of individual to provide care32.1-137.04Patient notice of observation or outpatient status32.1-137.05Information regarding standard charges; advance estimate of patient payment amount for elective procedure, test, or service32.1-137.06Lyme disease test result information32.1-137.07Violations of certain provisions; penalty32.1-137.08Medical care facilities; persons with disabilities; designated support persons32.1-137.09Hospital emergency department CPT code data reporting32.1-137.010Financial assistance; payment plans32.1-137.011Childbirth; postpartum process; doulas32.1-137.012Service member community members; health care equity