Section 335. Request for Applications (RFA)

Pursuant to § 32.1-102.3:2 A, B, and C of the Code of Virginia, the commissioner shall periodically issue a Request for Applications (RFA). An RFA shall be issued at least annually.

A RFA from project applicants proposing projects which would result in an increase in the number of beds are provided shall be based on analyses of the need for increases in the bed supply in each of Virginia's planning districts in accordance with the applicable standards included in the State Medical Facilities Plan. Such RFAs shall also include a schedule for the review of applications submitted in response to the RFA which allows for at least 120 days between the day on which the RFA is issued and the first day of the review cycle for such applications.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 13, Issue 07, eff. January 24, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 26, Issue 02, eff. November 1, 2009.

Statutory Authority

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