Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Virginia Department of Health

State Board of Health

Regulations for the Licensure of Hospices [12 VAC 5 ‑ 391]

Action:

Hospice Program Changes

General Information

Action Summary	To carry out the mandate of HB 1965 (2007), specifically to adopt appropriate standards for pateint care and safety, physical plant requirements, emergency preparedness, etc.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Exempt from APA	No, this action is subject to Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
RIS Project	Yes [000964]
Associated Mandates	Hospice Program Changes
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
4293	NOIRA	Stage complete. Comment period ended 11/14/2007.
4468	Proposed	Stage complete. Comment period ended 01/23/2009.
5348	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 03/02/2011.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Rebekah E. Allen / Sr. Policy Analyst
Address:	Virginia Department of Health 9960 Mayland Drive, Ste. 401 Richmond, VA 23233
Email Address:	regulatorycomment@vdh.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-2102 FAX: (804)527-4502 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.