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

For West Virginia, total hprd minimum is 2.31; rn hprd minimum is none specified; cna hprd minimum is none specified; rn on-site requirement is 1 RN/LPN Charge Nurse 24 hrs/7d/wk; 1 RN 8 consecutive hrs/7d/wk; penalty for noncompliance is none specified, verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** West Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Total HPRD minimum:** 2.31 _(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/LPN Charge Nurse 24 hrs/7d/wk; 1 RN 8 consecutive hrs/7d/wk _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty for noncompliance:** none specified _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** 64 CSR 13-8, 64 CSR 13-17 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Federal standard status:** repealed _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> WV Sufficient Staff RN (inc.DON @.06) 0.14 WV Code of State Rules To attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and LPN0.24 64 CSR 13 – 8. And see below 64 psychosocial well-being of each resident. CSR 13 -17 for Table 64-13A for

## 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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