# Virginia — Certificate of need capital expenditure thresholds by US state

For Virginia, has con program is yes; hospital threshold is $5,000,000; long-term care threshold is $15,000,000; general threshold is $15,000,000; covered services is general hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities, mental hospitals, facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities, psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, cardiac catheterization centers, CT scanning centers, MRI centers, PET scanning centers, radiation therapy centers, recorded from its source on 2026-08-13.

- **State:** Virginia
- **Has CON program:** yes
- **Hospital threshold:** $5,000,000
- **Long-term care threshold:** $15,000,000
- **General threshold:** $15,000,000
- **Covered services:** general hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities, mental hospitals, facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities, psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, cardiac catheterization centers, CT scanning centers, MRI centers, PET scanning centers, radiation therapy centers
- **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

> Capital expenditures of $15 million or more by a non-hospital facility and $5 million or more by a hospital.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-13. Review by: 2027-02-09.
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