Director of Nurses Requirements for the State of West Virginia
8.14. Nursing Services
Staffing.
8.14.d. Registered Nurse.
A nursing home shall have a registered nurse on
duty in the facility for at least eight (8)
consecutive hours, seven (7) days a week.
8.14.d.1. In facilities
with fewer than sixty (60) beds, the director
of nursing may serve to meet this requirement.
8.14.e. Nurse on Call. If there is not a
registered professional nurse on duty, there shall be a
registered professional nurse on call.
8.14.f. Director of
Nursing. A nursing home shall designate in
writing a registered nurse to serve as the
director of nursing services on a full-time
basis, who shall be on duty at least five (5)
days a week, eight (8) hours a day during the
day shift.
8.14.g. The director may
require staffing ratios above the specified
minimum ratios if necessary to meet the
residents needs.
TABLE 64-13A
Minimum Ratios of Resident Care
Personnel to Residents
|
|
Total Resident Care Personnel |
|
Total Resident Care Personnel |
|
Total Resident Care Personnel |
|
Total Resident Care Personnel |
|
No of |
Hours |
# Pers |
No of |
Hours |
# Pers |
No of |
Hours |
# Pers |
No of |
Hours |
# Pers |
|
Residents |
per day |
per day |
Residents |
per day |
per day |
Residents |
per day |
per day |
Residents |
per day |
per day |
|
3 to 10 |
48 |
6 |
91 |
205 |
26 |
136 |
306 |
38 |
181 |
408 |
51 |
|
11 to 20 |
56 |
7 |
92 |
207 |
26 |
137 |
309 |
39 |
182 |
410 |
51 |
|
21 to 30 |
72 |
9 |
93 |
210 |
26 |
138 |
311 |
39 |
183 |
412 |
52 |
|
31 to 40 |
90 |
11 |
94 |
212 |
26 |
139 |
313 |
39 |
184 |
414 |
52 |
|
41 to 50 |
113 |
14 |
95 |
214 |
27 |
140 |
315 |
39 |
185 |
417 |
52 |
|
51 |
115 |
14 |
96 |
216 |
27 |
141 |
318 |
40 |
186 |
419 |
52 |
|
52 |
117 |
15 |
97 |
219 |
27 |
142 |
320 |
40 |
187 |
421 |
53 |
|
53 |
120 |
15 |
98 |
221 |
28 |
143 |
322 |
40 |
188 |
423 |
53 |
|
54 |
122 |
15 |
99 |
223 |
28 |
144 |
324 |
40 |
189 |
426 |
53 |
|
55 |
124 |
16 |
100 |
225 |
28 |
145 |
327 |
41 |
190 |
428 |
54 |
|
56 |
126 |
16 |
101 |
228 |
28 |
146 |
329 |
41 |
191 |
430 |
54 |
|
57 |
129 |
16 |
102 |
230 |
29 |
147 |
331 |
41 |
192 |
432 |
54 |
|
58 |
131 |
16 |
103 |
232 |
29 |
148 |
333 |
42 |
193 |
435 |
54 |
|
59 |
133 |
17 |
104 |
234 |
29 |
149 |
336 |
42 |
194 |
437 |
55 |
|
*60 |
135 |
17 |
105 |
237 |
30 |
150 |
338 |
42 |
195 |
439 |
55 |
|
61 |
138 |
17 |
106 |
239 |
30 |
151 |
340 |
42 |
196 |
441 |
55 |
|
62 |
140 |
18 |
107 |
241 |
30 |
152 |
342 |
43 |
197 |
444 |
56 |
|
63 |
142 |
18 |
108 |
243 |
30 |
153 |
345 |
43 |
198 |
446 |
56 |
|
64 |
144 |
18 |
109 |
246 |
31 |
154 |
347 |
43 |
199 |
448 |
56 |
|
65 |
147 |
18 |
110 |
248 |
31 |
155 |
349 |
44 |
200 |
450 |
56 |
|
66 |
149 |
19 |
111 |
250 |
31 |
156 |
351 |
44 |
201 |
453 |
57 |
|
67 |
151 |
19 |
112 |
252 |
32 |
157 |
354 |
44 |
202 |
455 |
57 |
|
68 |
153 |
19 |
113 |
255 |
32 |
158 |
356 |
44 |
203 |
457 |
57 |
|
69 |
156 |
20 |
114 |
257 |
32 |
159 |
358 |
45 |
204 |
459 |
57 |
|
70 |
158 |
20 |
115 |
259 |
32 |
160 |
360 |
45 |
205 |
462 |
58 |
|
71 |
160 |
20 |
116 |
261 |
33 |
161 |
363 |
45 |
206 |
464 |
58 |
|
72 |
162 |
20 |
117 |
264 |
33 |
162 |
365 |
46 |
207 |
466 |
58 |
|
73 |
165 |
21 |
118 |
266 |
33 |
163 |
367 |
46 |
208 |
468 |
58 |
|
74 |
167 |
21 |
119 |
268 |
34 |
164 |
369 |
46 |
209 |
471 |
59 |
|
75 |
169 |
21 |
120 |
270 |
34 |
165 |
372 |
46 |
210 |
473 |
59 |
|
76 |
171 |
21 |
121 |
273 |
34 |
166 |
374 |
47 |
211 |
475 |
59 |
|
77 |
174 |
22 |
122 |
275 |
34 |
167 |
376 |
47 |
212 |
477 |
60 |
|
78 |
176 |
22 |
123 |
277 |
35 |
168 |
378 |
47 |
213 |
480 |
60 |
|
79 |
178 |
22 |
124 |
279 |
35 |
169 |
281 |
35 |
214 |
482 |
60 |
|
80 |
178 |
22 |
125 |
282 |
35 |
170 |
383 |
48 |
215 |
484 |
60 |
|
81 |
180 |
22 |
126 |
284 |
36 |
171 |
385 |
48 |
216 |
486 |
61 |
|
82 |
183 |
23 |
127 |
286 |
36 |
172 |
387 |
48 |
217 |
489 |
61 |
|
83 |
185 |
23 |
128 |
288 |
36 |
173 |
390 |
49 |
218 |
491 |
61 |
|
84 |
187 |
23 |
129 |
291 |
36 |
174 |
392 |
49 |
219 |
493 |
62 |
|
85 |
189 |
24 |
130 |
293 |
37 |
175 |
394 |
49 |
220 |
495 |
62 |
|
86 |
194 |
24 |
131 |
295 |
37 |
176 |
396 |
50 |
221 |
498 |
62 |
|
87 |
196 |
24 |
132 |
297 |
37 |
177 |
399 |
50 |
222 |
500 |
62 |
|
88 |
198 |
25 |
133 |
300 |
38 |
178 |
401 |
50 |
223 |
502 |
63 |
|
89 |
201 |
25 |
134 |
302 |
38 |
179 |
403 |
50 |
224 |
504 |
63 |
|
90 |
203 |
25 |
135 |
301 |
38 |
180 |
405 |
51 |
225 |
507 |
63 |
*60 and less may include director of nurse
Number of personnel per day are full-time
personnel equivalents based on forty (40) hours per week |
