TITLE 12. HEALTH

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Health intends to consider amending 12VAC5-371, Regulations for the Licensure of Nursing Facilities. Chapters 166 and 180 of the 2025 Acts of Assembly (i) authorize the State Health Commissioner to impose sanctions on nursing homes licensed in Virginia pursuant to the laws regulating medical care facilities and services and (ii) require the State Board of Health to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the act. The purpose of the proposed action is to establish requirements for the licensure of nursing facilities, including provisions regarding design, construction, and maintenance of such facilities; operation, equipping, staffing and staffing qualifications; service standards; infection prevention; disaster preparedness; facility security; and matters of administration. Chapters 166 and 180 specify the forms of sanctions that the commissioner may impose, the nursing home's continued responsibility for persons under its care, the use of funds remunerated in accordance with such sanctions, the process for the imposition of such sanctions, and the commissioner's ability to revoke such nursing home's license. The proposed action establishes the procedures to implement the act. Revisions to the regulation may also include input from public comment.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-127 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: December 31, 2025.

Agency Contact: Val Hornsby, Policy Analyst, Virginia Department of Health, 9960 Mayland Drive, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 875-1089, or email val.hornsby@vdh.virginia.gov.