HRS §321-486.2
State officials can visit care homes during investigations
When the state health department is looking into a report about a care facility, home, or other living arrangement, it can visit and talk with the people running it. Anyone who blocks or interferes with this visit, the investigation, or talking with a vulnerable person receiving care may be charged with a misdemeanor.
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The statute, as written — Right of entry
The department, when engaged in an investigation pursuant to section 321-486, may visit and communicate with any person operating the facility, home, or other type of living arrangement that is the subject of a report. Any person intentionally or knowingly obstructing or interfering with the department's right of entry, the department's investigation of a report of operating without a certificate or license, or the department's communication with a vulnerable person reported to be receiving care from an uncertified or unlicensed operator shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sections this one refers to
§321-486 Investigating unlicensed care facilities
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