104Nursing homes to be staffed by registered nurses

104 Nursing homes to be staffed by registered nurses

104 Nursing homes to be staffed by registered nurses

(cf 1991 Act, s 52)

(1) A person who operates a nursing home must ensure that—

(a) a registered nurse is on duty in the nursing home at all times, and

(b) a registered nurse is appointed as a director of nursing of the nursing home, and

(c) any vacancy in the position of director of nursing of the nursing home is filled within 7 days.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) The regulations may prescribe the minimum qualifications for appointment as director of nursing at a nursing home.

(3) In this section, director of nursing of a nursing home means the person responsible for the overall care of the residents of the nursing home.

pt 6, div 3 (ss 90–96): Rep 2017 No 43, Sch 1 [47].