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Virginia COPN requests for MRI

95+ Virginia certificate of public need requests for MRI with applications received since January 2016, from VDH's public notices, DCOPN staff reports, the Commissioner's decisions and VDH's request log.

95+requests with applications since 2016
80+approved in full or in part
6denied
1pending as of October 27, 2026

Where they were filed

The busiest planning districts were PD 8, PD 15, PD 20 and PD 21. The median request took about five months from application to decision.

The most recent requests

RequestApplicantDistrictApplicationOutcome
VA-8895The Rector and Visitors of University of Virginia on Behalf of its Medical CenterPD 10Jul 10, 2026Pending
VA-8886Insight Health Corp. d/b/a Rayus RadiologyPD 8May 8, 2026Approved
VA-8882Inova Health Care Services d/b/a Inova Loudoun HospitalPD 8May 8, 2026Approved
VA-8880Inova Health Care Services d/b/a Inova Alexandria HospitalPD 8May 8, 2026Approved
VA-8852Sentara Leigh HospitalPD 20Oct 1, 2025Approved
VA-8848Inova Reston MRI Center, LLCPD 8Oct 1, 2025Approved
VA-8844Med AtlanticPD 15Sep 30, 2025Approved
VA-8820Virginia Commonwealth University Health System AuthorityPD 15Mar 31, 2025Approved
VA-8818Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, IncorporatedPD 20Mar 31, 2025Approved
VA-8819ELA Radiology CentersPD 8Mar 19, 2025Withdrawn or delayed
VA-8800Bethesda Chevy Chase Orthopaedic Associates, LLC, d/b/a Jordan- Young Institute for Reconstructive Surgery and Sports MedicinePD 20Dec 2, 2024Withdrawn or delayed
VA-8796Sentara Advanced Imaging Solutions, LLCPD 20Dec 2, 2024Approved

Request numbers link to the first VDH document posted for that request. Dates are the application date, or the notice date where VDH records no application date.

What the full file adds

Each row in the subscriber file also carries the capital cost, the competing requests, the DCOPN staff recommendation and the reasons behind it, the charity care condition, the certificate number and links to every VDH document. Pending requests and letters of intent come with the five closest decided cases.

Founding rate

$500 a year for the first five subscribers. Reserving is free; the first file and invoice go out in January 2027.