# Virginia — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Virginia, has con program is yes; facilities covered is general hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities, mental hospitals, facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities, psychiatric hospitals, specialized centers for ambulatory surgery/cardiac catheterization/CT/radiosurgery/lithotripsy/MRI/MSI/PET/radiation therapy/nuclear medicine, rehabilitation hospitals; moratorium is None, but Certificates of Public Need for an increase in nursing beds are subject to the department issuing a request for applications for an increase in beds; statute citation is Va. Code §32.1-102.1 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** general hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities, mental hospitals, facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities, psychiatric hospitals, specialized centers for ambulatory surgery/cardiac catheterization/CT/radiosurgery/lithotripsy/MRI/MSI/PET/radiation therapy/nuclear medicine, rehabilitation hospitals
- **Moratorium:** None, but Certificates of Public Need for an increase in nursing beds are subject to the department issuing a request for applications for an increase in beds.
- **Statute citation:** Va. Code §32.1-102.1 et seq.

## What the source says

> Virginia Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/licensure-and-certification/the-certificate-of-public-need-program/> Virginia Department of Health/Office of Licensure and Certification, Division of Certificate of Public Need | Certificate of Need Law | <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title32.1/chapter4/section32.1-102.1/> Va. Code §32.1-102.1 et seq. |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).