Section 210. Requests for application (RFA)

The commissioner may request the submission of applications for his consideration which address a specific need for services and facilities as identified in the State Medical Facilities Plan. The department shall give notice of such RFA in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality or the planning district where the specific services or facility is requested. Such notice shall be published at least 120 days prior to the first day of the appropriate review cycle for the type of project being requested. A written copy of an RFA shall also be available upon request from the department and the regional health planning agency in the appropriate geographic area. The process for adoption of an RFA by the commissioner for projects listed in § 32.1-102.3:2 A, B, and C of the Code of Virginia are set forth in 12VAC5-220-335.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR355-30-000 § 5.5, eff. June 30, 1993; amended, Volume 10, Issue 17, eff. June 15, 1994; amended, Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 07, eff. January 24, 1997; Volume 26, Issue 02, eff. November 1, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-102.2 of the Code of Virginia.