[§321‑13.5 Certified nurse aides; investigations of abuse and neglect.] The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 relating to:
(1) The investigation of:
(A) Abuse or neglect by a certified nurse aide working in a health care setting licensed or certified by the department; and
(B) Misappropriation of an individual's property by a certified nurse aide working in a health care setting licensed or certified by the department; and
(2) Action taken against a certified nurse aide as a result of an investigation pursuant to paragraph (1). [L 2007, c 226, §2]
Note
L 2007, c 226, §8 provides:
"SECTION 8. Any nurse aide who is employed in a state-licensed or state-certified health care setting and who is recertified by July 1, 2007, may be recertified on a biennial basis under chapter 457A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, if the nurse aide passes, by December 31, 2008, a proficiency evaluation approved by the department of human services. If the nurse aide fails to pass the proficiency evaluation, the nurse aide shall apply for certification as a new applicant and undergo recertification under chapter 457A, Hawaii Revised Statutes."