§457B-6  Powers and duties of
director.  In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law,
the director shall:



(1)  Develop, impose, and enforce standards which
shall be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home
administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home
administrators shall be individuals who by training or experience in the field
of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as nursing home
administrators;



(2)  Develop and apply appropriate techniques,
including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an
individual meets the standards of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant
thereto;



(3)  Issue licenses to individuals determined, after
the application of appropriate techniques, to meet the required standards, and
revoke or suspend licenses in any case where the individual holding a license
is determined substantially to have failed to conform to the required standards
of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant thereto;



(4)  Establish and carry out procedures designed to
insure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators shall, during
any period that they serve as such, comply with the required standards.  The
director shall also initiate and maintain cooperative arrangements with the
long-term care ombudsman, department of human services, and the department of
health for the sharing of information on the performance of administrators;



(5)  Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action
with respect to any charge or complaint filed with the department to the effect
that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to
comply with the requirements of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant
thereto;



(6)  Adopt in accordance with chapter 91 rules as may
be necessary for the purposes of this chapter; and



(7)  Maintain a record of all proceedings. [L 1970, c
63, pt of §1; am L 1983, c 135, §3; am L 1985, c 199, §3; am L 1987, c 339, §4;
am L 1992, c 202, §113; am L 1997, c 235, §7]



 



Law Journals and Reviews



 



  Holding Hawai`i Nursing Facilities Accountable for the
Inadequate Pain Management of Elderly Residents.  27 UH L. Rev. 233.