What’s happening: On December 15, 2023, the state Board of Health (BOH) approved a new Certificate of Public Need (COPN) application fee schedule to begin...
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The VDH Office of Licensure and Certification has issued a notice stating there is no need for a request for applications for certificate of public...
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The Virginia Department of Health Office of Licensure and Certification (VDH OLC) has published a new guidance document to implement the process by which temporary...
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The most recent analysis of nursing facility occupancy data for the facility fiscal year ending in 2017 by the Virginia Department of Health’s Division...
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Legislators have introduced nearly two dozen measures related to certificate of public need (COPN) reform. VHCA-VCAL is closely reviewing all of the COPN bills to...
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A bill introduced by Del. Kathy Byron (R-Campbell County), HB 2101, would amend the definition of “charity care” used in the context of certificate of...
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The Health and Human Resources subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee left HB 2337 in committee. The bill would have created a two-phase process to...
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The Senate Education and Health subcommittee on Certificate of Public Need (COPN) held a hearing this week on COPN reform measures and opted to have...
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The Joint House and Senate Working Group on Certificate of Public Need (COPN) Reform endorsed a set of principles to guide COPN reform discussions this...
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Leaders of the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have announced the creation of the Joint Working Group on Certificate of Public Need (COPN)...
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The Lynchburg News and Advance reported this week on VHCA-VCAL member Westminster Canterbury Lynchburg’s renovation plans and related certificate of public need hearing. Westminster Canterbury...
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The Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) Division of Certificate of Public Need (COPN) has provided data and analysis related to nursing home use rates by...
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The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has provided an inventory of nursing facility beds in the Commonwealth as of December 31, 2015. The spreadsheet includes...
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The one remaining certificate of public need bill, HB350, was sent back to the Senate Finance Committee on Monday, March 7, ending its consideration for...
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The Senate Education and Health Committee reported only HB350 after a lengthy deliberation on certificate of public need (COPN) this week. The committee significantly amended...
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The Senate Education and Health Committee’s subcommittee on certificate of public need (COPN) met this week and heard testimony in support and opposition to the...
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Senate Education and Health Committee Chairman Sen. Steve Newman (R-Lynchburg) announced that he has established a special subcommittee to hear the House-passed certificate of public...
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Senators deliberated over six certificate of public need bills (COPN) on Monday, Feb. 8 in the Education and Health Committee’s health professions subcommittee. The subcommittee...
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House Health, Welfare, and Institutions (HWI) Subcommittee #3 held a hearing on the 12 House bills related to certificate of public need (COPN) on January...
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Legislators held a press conference on January 20 on the certificate of public need reform (COPN) bills. Del. John O’Bannon (R-Henrico), who has introduced COPN...
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The General Assembly convened in Richmond for its 2016 session on Wednesday, January 13. Legislators are scheduled to meet for 60 days this year and...
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Three Republican members of the House of Delegates held a press conference on December 21 to discuss the legislation they will carry during the 2016...
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The Certificate of Public Need (COPN) Work Group has submitted its final report to the General Assembly. The final report is largely unchanged from the...
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Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need (COPN) Work Group held its final meeting November 16 to finalize its recommendations to the General Assembly, which are due...
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The Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) Office of Licensure and Certification is requesting applications for up to 30 Medicaid-certified nursing center beds in Planning District...
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This week the Virginia Health Care Association (VHCA) has provided input to the Certificate of Public Need (COPN) Work Group on potential reforms supported by...
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