# 12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-40: 12VAC5-391-40. Exemption from licensure

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## Section

- **Citation:** 12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-391-40
- **Heading:** 12VAC5-391-40. Exemption from licensure
- **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 / 12VAC5-391-40

## 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.

## 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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