Applications for the purchase and installation of equipment by medical care facilities that are not addressed elsewhere in this chapter should document that the equipment is needed. Such documentation should clearly indicate that the (i) proposed equipment is needed to maintain the current level of service provided, or (ii) benefits of the change in service resulting from the new equipment exceed the costs of purchasing or leasing and operating the equipment over its useful life.
12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-230-790
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-102.2 of the Code of Virginia.