Section 151-A:4 Functions and Duties of the Board.
I. It shall be the function and duty of the board to:
(a) Develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home administrators will be individuals who are of good character and are otherwise suitable, and who, by training or experience in the field of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as nursing home administrators;
(b) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets such standards;
(c) Issue licenses and registrations to qualified individuals and invoke disciplinary actions for violations of the provisions of licensure or practice under this chapter. The disciplinary actions may include revocation or suspension of a license or registration, imposition of a fine, or reprimand or censure of the licensee. All disciplinary proceedings by the board shall meet due process requirements for notice and hearings as provided in RSA 541-A.
(d) Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will, during any period that they serve as such, comply with the requirements of such standards;
(e) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to, any charge or complaint filed with the board to the effect that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of such standards;
(f) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing homes and administrators of nursing homes within the state with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators and of procedures and methods for the enforcement of such standards with respect to administrators of nursing homes who have been licensed as such.
II. The board or any committee thereof designated by the board acting in an official capacity, shall have the authority to issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony of all matters within the jurisdiction of the board. The board shall not be bound by the strict rules of evidence in the conduct of its proceedings but any determinations made shall be founded upon sufficient legal evidence to sustain them.
III. [Repealed.]
Source. 1969, 459:1. 1989, 337:2, 11, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.