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HRS §457B-3.2

When the state can take away or deny a nursing home license

This section lists four reasons the state can refuse to renew, suspend, revoke, or put conditions on a nursing home license. These reasons include changing a doctor's orders without permission, defrauding agencies or people, false advertising, and filing false documents with the board.

The statute, as written — Grounds for refusal to renew, reinstate, or restore, and for revocation, suspension, denial, or condition of licenses

The director may refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore, or may revoke, suspend, deny, or condition in any manner, any license for any one or more of the following acts or conditions on the part of the licensee or the applicant: (1) Altering in any way the physician's order for any patient's or resident's medical or therapeutic care unless the orders are clearly hazardous to the patient or resident, in which case the physician shall be immediately notified; (2) Defrauding any federal, state, county, or social agency, business, or individual in the operation of a nursing home; (3) Engaging in false, fraudulent, or deceptive advertising, or making false or improbable statements regarding the services of the nursing home; and (4) Submitting or filing with the board any notice, statement, or other document required under this chapter which is false or which contains any material misstatement of fact.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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