Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
Guidance Document Change: This guidance document summarizes how the State Health Commissioner (“The Commissioner”) of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), through the Office of Licensure and Certification (OLC), may consider imposing administrative sanctions for nursing facilities under 12VAC5-371-90 and Va. Code §§ 32.1-27, 27.1, and 135. This guidance document does not create new requirements or mandatory enforcement levels. Decisions regarding sanctions will always be fact specific. This guidance document does not limit VDH's or the Commissioner’s authority to take any action authorized by law.
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8/26/26  9:43 pm
Commenter: Shurine Perry

Nursing home oversight
 

The quality and oversight of these Virginia nursing homes is just appalling.  There should be some type of legal action taken against facilities with a history of negligence, assault, etc. They should have operating licenses suspended as well as Medicaid payments until they are compliant. No other sector of business would allow such treatment of human beings and we should definitely not allow it to our most vulnerable population. They are putting profits over people and it has had devastating consequences. 

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