Minimum Nursing Staff Requirements
At a minimum, the facility shall employ certified nurse aides, registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, or nurse aides sufficient to maintain the following daily staffing hours per resident:
(i) From January first, two thousand twenty-two through December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two, the facility shall maintain daily average staffing hours equal to 3.5 hours of care per resident per day by a certified nurse aide, registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse aide. Out of such 3.5 hours, no less than 2.2 hours of care per resident per day shall be provided by a certified nurse aide or a nurse aide, and no less than 1.1 hours of care per resident per day shall be provided by a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurses.
(ii) Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-three and thereafter, every nursing home shall maintain daily average staffing hours equal to 3.5 hours of care per resident per day by a certified nurse aide, registered professional nurse, or licensed practical nurse. Out of such 3.5 hours, no less than 2.2 hours of care per resident per day shall be provided by a certified nurse aide, and no less than 1.1 hours of care per resident per day shall be provided by a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse.
