Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-5202 (2026)
When governing bodies may declare need for commission
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Governing bodies may adopt resolutions declaring the need for hospital or health center commissions in political subdivisions, if they find that the public health and welfare, including the health and welfare of persons of low income in such subdivisions and surrounding areas require the acquisition, construction, financing, or operation of a hospital or health center.
Code 1950, § 32-277; 1979, c. 719, § 15.1-1516; 1997, c. 587; 2006, c. 658.
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case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Carter v. Chesterfield Cnty. Health Comm'n, 527 S.E.2d 783 (Va. 2000).
Carter v. Chesterfield Cnty. Health Comm'n, 527 S.E.2d 783 (Va. 2000). “Code § 15.2-5202. The County’s resolution stated that a public need existed for the establishment of the Commission, that the public health and welfare required the operation of public hospital facilities, “particularly nursing homes,” and that the Commission was to operate the…”
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