Report Title:

Adult Residential Care Homes

Description:

Allows DOH to conduct annual unannounced inspections of adult residential care homes. Allows DHS to conduct unannounced annual inspections of community care foster family homes. (HB914 HD2)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

914

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to Adult residential care homes.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to authorize annual unannounced visits of adult residential care homes, including expanded adult residential care homes and community care foster family homes.

SECTION 2. Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§321- Adult residential care homes. (a) The department may conduct unannounced annual inspections of adult residential care homes or expanded adult residential care homes.

(b) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section."

SECTION 3. Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§346- Community care foster family homes. (a) The department may conduct unannounced annual inspections of community care foster family homes.

(b) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section."

SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.