§ 32.1-125.1. Inspection of hospitals by state agencies generally
As used in this section unless the context requires a different meaning, "hospital" means a hospital as defined in § 32.1-123 or § 37.2-100.
State agencies shall make or cause to be made only such inspections of hospitals as are necessary to carry out the various obligations imposed on each agency by applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Any on-site inspection by a state agency or a division or unit thereof that substantially complies with the inspection requirements of any other state agency or any other division or unit of the inspecting agency charged with making similar inspections shall be accepted as an equivalent inspection in lieu of an on-site inspection by said agency or by a division or unit of the inspecting agency. A state agency shall coordinate its hospital inspections both internally and with those required by other state agencies so as to ensure that the requirements of this section are met.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all hospitals licensed by the Department of Health or Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services which have been certified under the provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act for hospital or psychiatric services or which have obtained accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations may be subject to inspections so long as such certification or accreditation is maintained but only to the extent necessary to ensure the public health and safety.
(Code 1950, § 32-300.1; 1979, c. 220; 1989, c. 618.)
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