Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 12. Health |
Agency 5. Department of Health |
Chapter 540. Rules and Regulations for the Identification of Medically Underserved Areas Invirginia |
Section 10. Authority
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Part I. General Information
In accordance with the provisions of § 32.1-122.5 of the Code of Virginia, the State Board of Health is required to establish criteria for determining medically underserved areas within the Commonwealth and include in these criteria the need for medical care services in the state facilities operated by the Departments of Corrections, Juvenile Justice, and Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The criteria are required to be quantifiable measures, sensitive to the unique characteristics of urban and rural jurisdictions.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-40-500 § 1.1, eff. July 3, 1991; amended, Volume 32, Issue 07, eff. December 30, 2015.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.5 of the Code of Virginia.