Total staffing for nursing services shall be, at a minimum, in the following ratios but at no time shall there be less than one (1) staff member of duty per three (3) children. If only one (1) staff member is on duty, that member must be a registered nurse.
Children | Total Staff | RN | RN or LPN | Direct Care, or Licensed Nurse (RN, LPN or Respiratory Therapist) |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
7-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
10-12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
13-15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
16-18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
19-21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
22-24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
25-27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
28-30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
31-33 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
34-36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
37-39 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
40-42 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
43-45 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-2.10.1