12VAC5-391-40. Exemption from licensure

VirginiaRegulations

Ask Donna

How this section applies to your facts.

Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 Health › Agency 5 Department of Health › Chapter 391 › 12VAC5-391-40

This text was captured on Aug 14, 2026. It is a snapshot, not a live feed, so check the official code before relying on it.

Text

A. This chapter is not applicable to hospice programs described in § 32.1-162.2 of the Code of Virginia.

B. The hospice program must file a request for exemption from licensure in writing to the director of the OLC. The request shall contain documentation explaining the hospice program's relationship to the practice of religious tenets of a recognized church or denomination.

C. The hospice program shall be notified in writing that the exemption from licensure has been registered.

D. Exempt hospice programs shall remain subject to complaint investigations in keeping with state law.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.