# 12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-30: 12VAC5-391-30. License

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_30

## Section

- **Citation:** 12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-30
- **Heading:** 12VAC5-391-30. License
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Administrative Code / Title 12 Health / Agency 5 Department of Health / Chapter 391 / 12VAC5-391-30

## Text

A. A license to operate a hospice program is issued to a person.
B. The State Health Commissioner shall issue or renew a license to establish or operate a hospice program if the commissioner finds that the hospice program is in compliance with the law and this chapter.
C. A separate license shall be required for hospice programs maintained at separate locations, even though they are owned or are operated under the same management.
D. Every hospice program shall be designated by an appropriate name. The name shall not be changed without first notifying the OLC.
E. Licenses shall not be transferred or assigned.
F. Any person establishing, conducting, maintaining, or operating a hospice program without a license shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor according to § 32.1-27 of the Code of Virginia.

## Nearby sections

- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-10 12VAC5-391-10. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_10.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-30 12VAC5-391-30. License](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_30.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-40 12VAC5-391-40. Exemption from licensure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_40.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-50 12VAC5-391-50. License application; initial and renewal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_50.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-60 12VAC5-391-60. Changes to or reissuance of a license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_60.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-70 12VAC5-391-70. Fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_70.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-80 12VAC5-391-80. On-site inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_80.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-90 12VAC5-391-90. Home visits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_90.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-100 12VAC5-391-100. Complaint investigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_100.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-110 12VAC5-391-110. Criminal records checks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_110.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-120 12VAC5-391-120. Hospice facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_120.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-130 12VAC5-391-130. Variances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_130.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-140 12VAC5-391-140. Revocation or suspension of a license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_140.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-150 12VAC5-391-150. Return of a license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_391_150.md)

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