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. (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. (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. 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 […]
§349-25 Posting and distribution of information. (a) The long-term care ombudsman shall provide each long-term care facility with brochures and a poster with information regarding the office of the long-term care ombudsman, including the name, address, and telephone number of the office of the long-term care ombudsman, and a brief description of the services provided […]
