Emergency plan rules in West Virginia
One license 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).
64CSR14 §64-14-9 (Fire Safety, Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Training), §9.1 and §9.2, rule version effective 5/1/2024; State Fire Code 87CSR1 (effective July 1, 2026) — not yet confirmed against primary text
West Virginia fire drill frequency for assisted living residences is not verified. The rule text read so far states no drill count; fire drills fall under the State Fire Code, which adopts NFPA 101 (2021), and those chapters were not read.
Open the 64CSR14 final file effective 5/1/2024 (https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=57160&Format=PDF) and read §9.1 (fire commission compliance) and §9.2.7 (plan rehearsal with all staff from each shift) word for word. Then read the NFPA 101 (2021) residential board and care drill provisions (chapters 32/33) that 87CSR1 §2.1.1 adopts in full.
West Virginia requires a written disaster and emergency preparedness plan with procedures to be followed in any emergency that could severely affect the operation of the residence. The procedures give specific tasks and responsibilities for each class of employee for missing residents, high winds, tornadoes, floods, bomb threats, utility failure and severe winter weather.
64CSR14 §64-14-9.2.1 to 9.2.2 — not yet confirmed against primary textAnyone responsible for running a drill must contact the local 911 center to make them aware of it when the drill starts and when it ends.
87CSR1 §87-1-6.1.1- West Virginia's State Fire Code (87CSR1, effective July 1, 2026) adopts NFPA 1 and NFPA 101, both 2021 editions, and adopts NFPA 101 in full.
- citation — Open the 64CSR14 final file effective 5/1/2024 (https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=57160&Format=PDF, a scanned image that needs OCR or a human read) and confirm the heading and numbering of §64-14-9, §9.1 and §9.2. The section text has so far been read only on a secondary copy.
- drills — Open the 64CSR14 final file effective 5/1/2024 (https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=57160&Format=PDF) and read §9.1 (fire commission compliance) and §9.2.7 (plan rehearsal with all staff from each shift) word for word. Then read the NFPA 101 (2021) residential board and care drill provisions (chapters 32/33) that 87CSR1 §2.1.1 adopts in full.
- mandate[0] — Open the 64CSR14 final file effective 5/1/2024 (https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=57160&Format=PDF) and read §9.2.1 and §9.2.2 word for word. The current wording was read only on a secondary copy; the same plan wording appears in an OHFLAC survey quoting the 2004 rule (§10.2.a).
Reviewed 2026-09-28
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 layer does not vary by state, and it is narrower than it is usually described. OSHA 29 CFR §1910.38 does not bind every employer on its own — by its applicability paragraph it governs an emergency action plan whenever another OSHA standard requires the employer to have one, and it then settles what that plan must contain. The CMS emergency preparedness rule applies by certified provider type rather than by building. 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. It reads the same research as this page, but it does not yet carry every requirement here into the plan it writes, so check the plan against this page before you rely on it for West Virginia. The Compliance Calendar puts the drills and inspections on dates.