[§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."