---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 51.330"
title: "38"
number: "51.330"
heading: "Nursing care."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/51.330"
---

# §51.330. Nursing care.


The State home must provide an organized nursing service with a sufficient number of qualified nursing personnel to meet the total nursing care needs of all residents within the facility, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as determined by their comprehensive assessments and their comprehensive care plans. The nursing service must be under the direction of a full-time registered nurse who is currently licensed by the State and has, in writing, administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for the functions, activities, and training of the nursing service's staff.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 83 FR 61277, Nov. 28, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1710, 1720, 1741-1743, 1745, and as follows. Section 51.20 and 51.30 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 511, 1742, 7104 and 7105. Section 51.42 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 510, 1744, and Pub. L. 116-315 section 3007. Section 51.43 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1712. Section 51.51 also issued under Pub. L. 116-315 section 3007. Section 51.310 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1720(f).

### Source

Source: 65 FR 968, Jan. 6, 2000, unless otherwise noted.