Section 23-17.2-1. – Short title.

§ 23-17.2-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Nursing or Personal Care Home Accountability Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 284, § 1.

Section 23-17.2-2. – Entries required in log or journal.

§ 23-17.2-2. Entries required in log or journal. (a) Any person employed or compensated by the state for their services to patients or residents of nursing or personal care homes, as defined in chapter 17 of this title, shall, upon each official visit to a nursing or personal care home, enter in a log or […]

Section 23-17.2-3. – Duties of the director.

§ 23-17.2-3. Duties of the director. The department of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and the director of the department shall design and issue a log or journal to be maintained by and in each nursing or personal care home which shall provide for the information required by this chapter. The director, […]

Section 23-17.2-4. – Duties of administrator.

§ 23-17.2-4. Duties of administrator. The administrator of every nursing or personal care home subject to the provisions of this chapter shall maintain and provide for the safekeeping of the log or journal and shall further maintain an original signature card of every person required to comply with § 23-17.2-2. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. […]

Section 23-17.2-5. – Duty to report violations.

§ 23-17.2-5. Duty to report violations. Any person who knows or has reason to know of any violations of this chapter shall report the violations to the director of the department of health who shall conduct an immediate investigation and report his or her findings to the attorney general. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 284, […]

Section 23-17.2-6. – Failure to comply.

§ 23-17.2-6. Failure to comply. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for each failure. Any person employed by the state who fails to comply as provided in this chapter shall be subject to being discharged from that employment. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. […]

Section 23-17.2-7. – Altering or falsifying log or journal — Misdemeanor.

§ 23-17.2-7. Altering or falsifying log or journal — Misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly signs the name of another, or signs his or her own name and enters false information in the log or journal, or otherwise alters the information contained in the log or journal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person employed […]