Section 410. Acceptance back in facility

A. An assisted living facility shall establish procedures to ensure that any resident detained by an emergency custody order pursuant to § 37.2-808 of the Code of Virginia or by a temporary detention order pursuant to § 37.2-809 of the Code of Virginia is accepted back in the assisted living facility if the resident is not involuntarily committed pursuant to § 37.2-814 through 37.2-816 of the Code of Virginia.

B. If an assisted living facility allows for temporary movement of a resident with agreement to hold a bed, it shall develop and follow a written bed hold policy, which includes, but is not limited to, the conditions for which a bed will be held, any time frames, terms of payment, and circumstances under which the bed will no longer be held.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 06, eff. December 28, 2006.

Statutory Authority

§§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-1732 of the Code of Virginia.