# Mississippi — Nursing home minimum staffing requirements by US state — hours per resident day, RN coverage mandates, and penalty structures after the 2026 federal repeal

For Mississippi, total hprd minimum is 2.86; rn hprd minimum is none specified; cna hprd minimum is none specified; rn on-site requirement is 1 RN Day 7d/wk; 1 RN/LPN Charge Nurse Day and Evening; penalty for noncompliance is none specified, verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Mississippi _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Total HPRD minimum:** 2.86 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **RN HPRD minimum:** none specified _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CNA HPRD minimum:** none specified _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **RN on-site requirement:** 1 RN Day 7d/wk; 1 RN/LPN Charge Nurse Day and Evening _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty for noncompliance:** none specified _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** MS Admin Code, Title 15, Part 16, Rule 45.4.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Federal standard status:** repealed _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> MS Sufficient Staff RN (inc.DON @.06) 0.14 MS Administrative Code No requirement. LPN0.64 MS Admin Code, Title 15, Part 16, Licensed Staff (RN, LPN/LVN) Rule 45.4.1. 1 DON RN full-time Day (40 hrs/wk) Total LN 0.78 For 1-60 beds: DON may be

## Source

- https://theconsumervoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CV_StaffingReport_AppB_Chart.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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