§334-4  Personnel for mental health program. The director shall appoint professional and nonprofessional staff as thedirector deems necessary to carry out the state mental health program and forwhich appropriations are available.  Positions for psychiatrists are exemptedfrom chapter 76.  The director may employ psychiatrists as needed by thedepartment on a contractual basis, subject to the approval of the governor. The director may appoint an administrator, three associate administrators, adirector of psychosocial rehabilitation, a chief of the department of nursing,a risk manager, a patients’ rights advisor, and a facilities plant engineer forthe state hospital or a secure psychiatric rehabilitation facility establishedpursuant to this chapter and these positions shall be exempt from chapter 76.[L 1967, c 259, pt of §1; HRS §334-4; gen ch 1985; am L 1996, c 125, §2; am L1998, c 97, §1; am L 1999, c 119, §4; am L 2000, c 253, §150]