Virginia Code 32.1-125: Establishment or operation of hospitals and nursing homes prohibited without license or certification; licenses not transferable.
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A. No person shall own, establish, conduct, maintain, manage or operate in this Commonwealth any hospital or nursing home unless such hospital or nursing home is licensed or certified as provided in this article.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-125
- Hospital: means any facility licensed pursuant to this article in which the primary function is the provision of diagnosis, of treatment, and of medical and nursing services, surgical or nonsurgical, for two or more nonrelated individuals, including hospitals known by varying nomenclature or designation such as children's hospitals, sanatoriums, sanitariums and general, acute, rehabilitation, chronic disease, short-term, long-term, outpatient surgical, and inpatient or outpatient maternity hospitals. See Virginia Code 32.1-123
- Nursing home: means any facility or any identifiable component of any facility licensed pursuant to this article in which the primary function is the provision, on a continuing basis, of nursing services and health-related services for the treatment and inpatient care of two or more nonrelated individuals, including facilities known by varying nomenclature or designation such as convalescent homes, skilled nursing facilities or skilled care facilities, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities and nursing or nursing care facilities. See Virginia Code 32.1-123
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, or association or any other legal entity. See Virginia Code 32.1-3
B. No license issued hereunder shall be assignable or transferable.
Code 1950, § 32-299; 1979, c. 711; 1989, c. 618.