349-11 State policy for senior centers.
§349-11 State policy for senior centers. The executive office on aging shall be responsible for establishing state policy for senior centers. Such policy shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Establishment of comprehensive long range and immediate goals and objectives pursuant to chapter 349; (2) Establishment of state standards for the operation […]
349-12 to 349-14 Renumbered as § §349-21 to 349-23.
§ §349-12 to 349-14 Renumbered as § §349-21 to 349-23.
349-15 Coordination and development of caregiver support services.
Note Part heading added by L 2007, c 93, §8. Part heading amended by L 2017, c 102, §3. Revision Note Enacted as Part III, this Part was renumbered as Part II pursuant to §23G-15. §349-15 Coordination and development of caregiver support services. The executive office on aging shall coordinate a statewide system of caregiver […]
349-16 Definitions.
§349-16 Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, when used in this part: “Activities of daily living” means the following activities that individuals perform as a part of daily living: eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, transferring in and out of a bed or chair, and walking. “Adult day care” means personal care for dependent […]
349-17 Kupuna care program.
§349-17 Kupuna care program. (a) The executive office on aging may establish the kupuna care program. The program shall provide long-term services and supports to address the needs of Hawaii’s older adults and their desire to remain in their own homes and communities as they age. (b) The program shall be coordinated and administered by […]
349-18 Kupuna caregivers program.
§349-18 Kupuna caregivers program. (a) The executive office on aging may establish the kupuna caregivers program. The program shall provide assistance to a qualified caregiver who meets the requirements of this section. (b) The program shall be coordinated and administered by the executive office on aging and implemented through the area agency on aging. The […]
349-21 Office of the long-term care ombudsman.
Note Part heading added by L 2007, c 93, §4. Revision Note Enacted as Part II, this Part was renumbered as Part III and § §349-21 to 349-23 were renumbered from § §349-12 to 349-14 pursuant to §23G-15. Law Journals and Reviews Elder Abuse and Laws to Protect Older Persons in Hawaii. 15 HBJ, no. […]
349-22 Access to long-term care facilities.
§349-22 Access to long-term care facilities. (a) A long-term care facility shall permit immediate access to the long-term facility and to the residents of the long-term care facility to the long-term care ombudsman or designee at any time deemed necessary and reasonable by the long-term care ombudsman for the performance of the duties and functions […]
349-23 Retaliatory acts by facilities or facility employees prohibited.
§349-23 Retaliatory acts by facilities or facility employees prohibited. (a) No resident of a long-term care facility seeking advocacy assistance as provided for in section [349-21] or making a complaint concerning a long-term care facility or any of its employees shall be subject to any retaliatory act by the long-term care facility or any of […]
349-24 Wilful interference; prohibited.
§349-24 Wilful interference; prohibited. Any individual, including any long-term care facility or long-term care facility employee, who wilfully interferes with or impedes the long-term care ombudsman or designee in the performance of the long-term care ombudsman’s or designee’s duties pursuant to this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each separate act of wilful interference […]