Virginia Code 32.1-162.8: Exemptions from article
The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-162.8
- Department: means the State Department of Health. See Virginia Code 32.1-3
- Home care organization: means a public or private organization, whether operated for profit or not for profit, that provides, at the residence of a patient or individual in the Commonwealth of Virginia, one or more of the following services:
1. See Virginia Code 32.1-162.7
- Person: includes any partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity, public or private. See Virginia Code 32.1-162.7
1. A natural person who provides services to a patient or individual on an individual basis if such person is (i) acting alone under a medical plan of care and is licensed to provide such services pursuant to Title 54.1 or (ii) retained by the individual or by another individual acting on the individual’s behalf.
2. Any organization providing only housekeeping, chore or beautician services.
3. Any home care organization located in the Commonwealth that after initial licensure is:
a. Certified by the Department of Health under provisions of Title XVIII or Title XIX of the Social Security Act;
b. Accredited by any organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purposes of Medicare certification; or
c. Licensed for hospice services under Article 7 (§ 32.1-162.1 et seq.) of this chapter.
1986, c. 633; 1991, c. 695; 1995, c. 455; 2001, c. 515; 2010, c. 790.