Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 93 - HOSPITALS FREESTANDING BIRTHING FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - BROAD SERVICE HOSPITALS › Section 11-93-3 - Licensing

Current through June, 2024
(a) The facility shall meet all requirements
				  for licensure under state law. All hospitals shall be licensed except those
				  operated by the federal government or agency thereof. The proprietor, the
				  governing body, or the person in charge shall formally apply in writing to the
				  director, and the facility shall be licensed pursuant to this chapter prior to
				  admitting patients.
(b) The
				  director or a designated representative shall inspect each hospital unannounced
				  at least annually for relicensing. Any designated representative of the
				  director may enter the premises at any time to secure compliance with or to
				  prevent a violation of this chapter.
(c) Summary reports of annual licensing
				  inspections shall be kept on file in the facility.
(d) The director shall prescribe the content
				  and form of the license and may authorize a waiver or waivers for a particular
				  facility.
(e) In the event of a
				  change of name, location, ownership, change in the number of beds, or level of
				  services, the director shall be notified fifteen days prior to the change; an
				  inspection shall be conducted at the discretion of the director, and if
				  qualified, a new license issued.
(f) If a facility is not qualified to receive
				  a regular twelve month license, the director may issue a provisional license
				  for a period of up to twelve months if the director is satisfied that the
				  health and welfare of the patients and personnel are not endangered and
				  preparations are being made to meet the requirements. Provisional licenses may
				  be issued for only two consecutive periods. A provisional license shall carry
				  with it the same requirements and responsibilities as a regular license except
				  that the provisional license is for a specified period which may be less than
				  twelve months.
(g) Every regular
				  license shall continue in force for a period of one year unless otherwise
				  specified, or unless it is suspended or revoked.
(h) Following the annual inspection,
				  facilities may be allowed a reasonable time to implement a department-approved
				  plan of correction. A follow-up survey shall may be made by the department to
				  determine the progress in the plan of correction.
(i) The current license shall be posted in a
				  place within the facility visible to the public.
(j) The director may deny, suspend, or revoke
				  a license for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter or for
				  any cause deemed a hazard to the health and safety of the patients and
				  employees.
(k) Infractions which
				  may require invoking of penalties under chapter 321, HRS, include, but are not
				  limited to:
(1) Operation of a hospital
				  without a license granted by the department.
(2) Violations of the provisions of this
				  chapter which have been found as a result of routine or unannounced inspections
				  of a hospital which has a license.