HB2184: Southwest Virginia Health Facilities Authority; changes name to Southwest Virginia Health Authority.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2184
Offered January 14, 2009
Prefiled January 14, 2009
A BILL to amend and reenact 15.2-5368 and 15.2-5386 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Southwest Virginia Health Facilities Authority; name change.
Patron-- Phillips
Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That 15.2-5368 and 15.2-5386 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

CHAPTER 53.1.

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY.

15.2-5368. Southwest Virginia Health Authority established.

There is hereby established a Health Facilities Authority for the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions.

15.2-5386. Limitations of the Authority.

A. No provision related to the establishment, powers, or authorities of the Southwest Virginia Health Facilities Authority, its subsidiaries, or successors, shall apply to the facilities, equipment, or appropriations of any state agency including, but not limited to, the Virginia Department of Health and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substances Abuse Services.

B. The Authority, its subsidiaries or successors, shall not be exempt from the Certificate of Public Need law and regulations or licensure standards of the Virginia Department of Health.

C. No provision of this chapter related to the establishment, power or authority of the Authority or participating localities shall apply to or affect any hospital as defined in 32.1-123.