Nursing homes; sanctions; civil penalty. Establishes procedures for the implementation of sanctions by the State Health Commissioner on any nursing home that is licensed pursuant to the laws regulating medical care facilities and services. The bill specifies 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 bill specifies that sanctions shall not be imposed on a nursing home that is sanctioned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This bill is identical to SB 1383.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 32.1-127.01, 32.1-134.1, 32.1-134.4, 32.1-135
Health and Human Services Substitute: 32.1-127.01, 32.1-134.1, 32.1-134.4, 32.1-135
Enrolled: 32.1-127.01, 32.1-134.1, 32.1-134.4, 32.1-135
Chaptered: 32.1-127.01, 32.1-134.1, 32.1-134.4, 32.1-135