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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-328" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Hospitals and Related Institutions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the Secretary determines that a life-threatening, health or fire safety deficiency exists in a related institution, the Secretary immediately may restrict new admissions to the related institution for not more than a 30-day period.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Within 7 days after a request by an aggrieved party, a hearing shall be held to determine the appropriateness of the admissions restriction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Within 21 days after admissions are restricted, the related institution shall take steps to correct the deficiency.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Unless the Secretary lifts the admissions restriction, within 30 days after admissions are restricted, a hearing shall be held to determine whether the related institution has taken enough steps to correct the deficiency.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Secretary finds that the deficiency still exists, the Secretary may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Continue to restrict admissions for not more than 3 consecutive 30-day periods; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Revoke the license of the related institution and move its residents to an appropriate, licensed facility.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An aggrieved party is entitled to a hearing on each continuation of the admissions restriction. Within 7 days after a request by an aggrieved party, a hearing shall be held to determine the appropriateness of the admissions restriction.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
