Virginia

For Virginia, which rule this is is buildings of 19 or fewer residents licensed for residential living care only — when the night staff member need not be awake; type of staffing rule is census-banded minimum staff on duty; minimum staffing requirement is For a facility licensed for residential living care only, in buildings that house 19 or fewer residents, the staff member on duty does not have to be awake during the night; awake/awake-on-duty requirement is the staff member on duty does not have to be awake during the night if (i) none of the residents have care needs that require a staff member awake at night; regulatory citation is 22VAC40-73-280, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

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What the source says

Exception: For a facility licensed for residential living care only, in buildings that house 19 or fewer residents, the staff member on duty does not have to be awake during the night if (i) none of the residents have care needs that require a staff member awake at night

— law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-08-19

Source

• law.lis.virginia.govhttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter73/section280/

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