10A.702 Responsibilities. The director shall coordinate the department’s conduct of various inspections and investigations as otherwise provided by law including, but not limited to, all of the following: 1. Investigations relative to the standards and practices of hospitals, hospices, and health care facilities. 2. Inspections and other licensing procedures relative to the hospice program, hospitals, and health care facilities. The department is designated as the sole licensing authority for these programs and facilities. 3. Inspections relative to hospital and health care facility construction projects. 4. Inspections of child foster care facilities and private institutions for the care of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children. 2000 Acts, ch 1155, §6; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §76; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1436, 1437 Unnumbered paragraph 1 amended Subsection 2 amended
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