PART II. OPERATION OF PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES

 

§334-21  Licensing of psychiatricfacilities.  No person, association, corporation, or government agencyshall establish, maintain, or operate a psychiatric facility to which personsare involuntarily admitted without first obtaining a license therefor from thedepartment of health.  The license may be for a definite period and shall besubject to revocation as hereinafter provided.  The issuance of a license shallbe based upon an application which shall be in such form and shall contain suchinformation as the department may require.  The facility must be able toprovide adequate care and treatment in conformance with standards establishedby the department.  The department may, at any and all times, examine andascertain whether a licensed facility is being conducted in compliance with thelicense and applicable rules and regulations.  Subject to chapter 91, thedepartment may, if the interests of the public or of the patients of a facilityso demand, for just and reasonable cause then appearing and to be stated in itsorder, amend or revoke a license by an order to take effect within such time asthe department shall determine.  This section shall not apply to any facilityoperated by the United States or any agency thereof. [L 1967, c 259, pt of §1;HRS §334-21; am L 1968, c 6, §3; am L 1977, c 76, §2]

 

Cross References

 

  For admission to a psychiatric facility, see part IV.