Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
Board
State Board of Health
chapter
Regulations for the Licensure of Hospices [12 VAC 5 ‑ 391]
Action:
Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Action 6709
 
General Information
Action Summary This regulation governs the licensure of hospices. This regulatory action seeks to amend regulations following periodic review to make updates to conform the regulatory language to the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Register of Regulation’s Form, Style and Procedure Manual for Publication of Virginia Regulations, and changes in the regulated industry. This regulatory chapter has not been comprehensively revised in over a decade. The goal of this regulatory action will be to protect the health and safety of the public with a regulation that is clear and easy to understand and implement by both regulants and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The Virginia Department of Health intends to achieve this goal through extensive and comprehensive adjustments to the current regulations. This action may address comments received during the public comment period for this NOIRA and subsequent stages of this action, as well as comments received during the public hearing.
Chapters Affected Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process.
RIS Project Yes  [8257]
Result of Prior Periodic Review Filed 4/2/2024
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
10707 NOIRA Secretary of Health and Human Resources review in progress.
 
Contact Information
Name / Title: Val Hornsby  / Policy Analyst
Address: 9960 Mayland Drive
Henrico, VA 23233
Email Address: Val.hornsby@vdh.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)367-2102    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-