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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-10-1404

Director of nurses

Acts 1999, No. 1529, § 4; 2001, No. 1397, § 4.

(1) In addition to the minimum direct-care staffing ratios in § 20-10-1403, each nursing facility shall employ a registered nurse to serve as director of nurses.

(2) The director shall be a full-time employee and shall be employed for no less than forty (40) hours per week.

(3) An additional registered nurse shall be employed for a minimum of sixteen (16) hours per week to ensure coverage seven (7) days a week.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.