Petition To Support Training Standards in Virginia Assisted Living Communities

A current state regulation imposes a framework on Administrator in Training (AIT) programs which is disadvantaging small providers by not allowing communities with fewer than 20 beds to become training facilities for administrators. This not only limits these important options with the ability to train and grow their staff from within but also places an unnecessary financial and logistical burden on our operations, hindering their mission to provide exceptional care.
 
In response to this, a petition has been submitted to amend this regulation, aiming to create a more equitable training standard that recognizes the unique needs and contributions of small assisted living facilities. This change would allow providers owning multiple licensed ALFs within a reasonable travel distance, with a combined total capacity of at least 20 residents, to qualify as eligible training facilities. 

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Here is how you can share your opinion (due date April 10):

1. Visit the Virginia Town Hall website at Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Petition .
2. Leave a comment expressing your support for the amendment to regulation 18VAC95-30-170-B-4, advocating for fair training opportunities for small assisted living facilities.

View and Complete the Petition

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18VAC95-30-170. Training facilities.
A. Training in an ALF AIT program or for an internship shall be conducted only in:
1. An assisted living facility or unit licensed by the Virginia Board of Social Services or by a similar licensing body in another jurisdiction;
2. An assisted living facility owned or operated by an agency of any city, county, or the Commonwealth or of the United States government; or
3. An assisted living unit located in and operated by a licensed hospital as defined in § 32.1-123 of the Code of Virginia, a state-operated hospital, or a hospital licensed in another jurisdiction.
B. Training in an ALF AIT program or for an internship shall not be conducted in:
1. An assisted living facility with a provisional license as determined by the Department of Social Services in which the AIT program is a new ALF AIT program;
2. An assisted living facility with a conditional license as determined by the Department of Social Services in which the AIT applicant is the owner of the facility;
3. A facility that is licensed as residential only and does not require an administrator licensed by the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators; or
4. An assisted living facility with a licensed resident capacity of fewer than 20 residents.