Emergency plan rules in West Virginia
One licence type researched, regulated by West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC). Every requirement below carries the rule that imposes it.
Assisted living / residential care
Licensed in West Virginia as Assisted Living Residence, by West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC).
W. Va. Code St. R. §64-14-9 (Fire Safety, Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Training)
West Virginia drill frequency has not been verified.
Not yet confirmed for this licence type — the national standard applies in the meantime.
West Virginia requires a written disaster and emergency preparedness plan with procedures for any emergency that could severely affect the operation of the residence. The test is operational continuity, not a list of named hazards — if it would stop you running, it belongs in the plan.
W. Va. Code St. R. §64-14-9- West Virginia is reported to be one of three states — with Connecticut and Wisconsin — that require a copy of the disaster plan to go to the local fire department. Confirm before relying on it.
- drills — Open 64CSR14 §64-14-9 and read the drill subsections. Also confirm the fire-department copy obligation West Virginia is reported to share with Connecticut and Wisconsin.
Reviewed 2026-07-30
What this page is
The requirements West Virginia places on a facility emergency preparedness plan, taken from the state’s own rules rather than a national template. Where we have confirmed something against primary text it is stated plainly; where we have not, it says so and names what to check. Nothing here is inferred from what other states do.
The part that is the same everywhere
The federal floor does not vary by state. OSHA 29 CFR §1910.38 binds any employer: reporting an emergency, evacuation and exit-route assignments, critical-operations shutdown, accounting for everyone afterwards, rescue and medical duties, and naming who to ask about the plan. That layer, plus the exit-route, alarm and first-aid rules and the fire code’s plan structure, is covered in the main crash course rather than repeated on all fifty state pages.
Write the plan
The Emergency Plan Builder produces the document itself and is driven by this same research, so the two cannot disagree about what West Virginia requires. The Compliance Calendar puts the drills and inspections on dates.