This legislation has been repealed.
(1) A person who operates a nursing home must:(a) ensure that a registered nurse is on duty in the nursing home at all times, and(b) ensure that a registered nurse is appointed as a director of nursing of the nursing home, and(c) ensure that any vacancy in the position of director of nursing of the nursing home is filled within 7 days.Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) The regulations may prescribe the minimum necessary qualifications for a registered nurse to be appointed as a director of nursing at a nursing home.
(3) In this section:
"director of nursing" of a nursing home means the registered nurse responsible for care of the residents of the nursing home.