Bill Text: HI HB945 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Online Posting of Inspection Reports of Care Facilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-12-17 - Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. [HB945 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-HB945-Introduced.html
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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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, the department of health [shall] may post on its
website electronic copies of reports for all inspections it performs on any
one 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.
[(b) Each report shall be posted on the
department of health's website within five working days of the conclusion of
each inspection and shall include the following information:
(1) The date of the inspection;
(2) A description of violations of relevant
state laws or rules, if applicable;
(3) Plans of correction and the status of
corrective actions in response to any 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.]
(b) Beginning with inspections occurring on July 1, 2015, the department of health shall post on its website electronic copies of reports for all inspections it performs on any one 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.
(c) Beginning with inspections occurring on July 1, 2015, each report shall be posted on the department of health's website within thirty calendar days after the department issues the inspection report to the health care facility.
[(c)] (d) Each report posted on
the department of health's website that reports a violation committed by a
state-licensed care facility as described in [subsection] subsections
(a) and (b) shall be removed from the website after three years from the
date the report was posted."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect retroactive to January 1, 2015.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Online Posting of Inspection Reports of Care Facilities
Description:
Extends the date by which the Department of Health must post inspection reports for state-licensed care facilities by six months and increases the number of days to post the reports, as recommended by a legislative task force.
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