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West Virginia Code Chapter 16. Public Health § 16-2N-2. Rules; minimum standards for neonatal abstinence centers

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The secretary shall promulgate emergency rules pursuant to the provisions of section fifteen, article three, chapter twenty-two of this code to carry out the purpose of this article. These rules shall include at a minimum:

(1) Licensing procedures for neonatal abstinence centers. These procedures shall be in place by July 1, 2015;

(2) The minimum standards of operation for neonatal abstinence facilities including the following:

(A) Minimum numbers of administrators, medical directors, nurses, aides and other personnel according to the occupancy of the facility;

(B) Qualifications of facility's administrators, medical directors, nurses, aides and other personnel;

(C) Safety requirements;

(D) Sanitation requirements;

(E) Therapeutic services to be provided;

(F) Medical records;

(G) Pharmacy services;

(H) Nursing services;

(I) Medical services;

(J) Physical facility;

(K) Visitation privileges; and

(L) Admission, transfer and discharge policies.

(b) The provisions of the rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall apply only to those facilities regulated pursuant to section five, article two-d of this chapter and shall not apply to a hospital-based acute care unit.

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