Nursing home staffing; minimum staffing standards; enforcement of administrative sanctions. Requires certified nursing facilities eligible to participate in the Virginia Medicaid Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing program to provide at least 3.25 hours of nurse staffing per resident per day on average. The bill grants the State Health Commissioner the authority to impose administrative sanctions related to such minimum staffing standards and directs the Board of Health to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by December 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 32.1-27.2, 32.1-127