nursing_services_staff_ratios

NH Regulations Plus

Nursing Services- Staff Ratio Requirements for the State of Maryland

(1) Comprehensive care facilities shall provide at least the following supervisory personnel:

Patients	Registered Nurses
(a) 2—99	One—full-time
(b) 100—199	Two—full-time
(c) 200—299	Three—full-time
(d) 300—399	Four—full-time

K. Exception for Facilities Which Do Not Participate in a Federal Program. Facilities with 40 or fewer beds which do not participate in a federal program may request the Department for an exception to the above staffing pattern. If in the public interest and there is no hazard to the patients, the Department may grant an exception based on information which includes the:

(1) Size of the facility;

(2) Geographic location of the facility;

(3) Admission policies of the facility;

(4) Existing staffing pattern of the facility;

(5) Number of volunteers in the activity program.

N. Nursing Service Personnel on Duty. The ratio of nursing service personnel on duty to patients may not at any time be less than one to 25, of fraction thereof.

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