Bill Text: HI HB1575 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Department of Health; Website Information; Care Homes Violations
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-17 - Referred to HLT/HUS, JUD, referral sheet 2 [HB1575 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HB1575-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 321-1.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§321‑1.8[]] Inspections;
public notice. (a) Beginning [with inspections occurring] on
January 1, [2015,] 2016, the department of health [shall] may
post on its website [electronic copies of reports for all inspections it
performs of the following state-licensed care facilities:
(1) Adult day health centers;
(2) Adult day care centers;
(3) Community care foster family homes;
(4) Developmental disabilities domiciliary homes as defined in section 321‑15.9;
(5) Developmentally disabled adult foster
homes;
(6) Long-term care facilities as defined in
section 349‑21(f); and
(7) Special treatment facilities as defined
in section 334‑1.] information concerning a major and adjudicated
patient care violation when the order specifying the violation is final and the
violation was discovered in:
(1) A state-licensed care facility;
(2) Adult day care center; and
(3) Community care foster family home.
(b) [Each
report shall] Information may be posted on the department of health's
website within [five working] thirty calendar days [of the
conclusion of each inspection] after the order specifying the major and
adjudicated patient care violation became final and shall include but
not be limited to the following information:
(1) The date [of the inspection;] that the
order specifying the major and adjudicated patient care violation became final;
(2) A description of major and adjudicated patient
care violations of relevant state laws or rules[, if applicable]; and
(3) Plans of correction and the status of corrective
actions in response to any major and adjudicated patient care violations[,
if applicable;
(4) A list and description of all
corrective actions taken by the facility, if applicable, to be submitted by the
facility and added to the report at a later time, as determined by the
department; and
(5) Other information regarding the quality
and conditions of the facility the department of health deems appropriate].
(c) [Each report] Information
posted on the department of health's website [that reports a violation
committed by a state-licensed care facility as described in subsection (a)]
shall be removed from the website after [three years from the date the
report was posted.] completion of the corrective action.
(d) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Community care foster family home" has the same meaning as in section 321-481.
"Major and adjudicated patient care violation" means any violation that has been adjudicated and in which there is gross negligence, wilful and wanton misconduct, or intentional misconduct, including financial abuse.
"State-licensed care facilities" mean:
(1) Adult day health centers;
(2) Developmental disabilities domiciliary homes as defined in section 321‑15.9;
(3) Developmentally disabled adult foster homes;
(4) Long-term care facilities as defined in section 349‑21(f); and
(5) Special treatment facilities as defined in section 334‑1."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2014.
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Report Title:
Department of Health; Website Information; Care Homes Violations
Description:
Authorizes the Department of Health, beginning January 1, 2016, to post on its website information concerning a major and adjudicated patient care violation when the order specifying the violation is final and the violation was discovered in specified state-licensed care facilities, adult day care centers, and community care foster family homes. Effective July 1, 2014.
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