Regulation .21 Civil Money Penalties.
Regulation .21 Civil Money Penalties.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The Secretary may impose a civil money penalty on an agency if a deficiency or continuing pattern of deficiencies exists in the residential service agency.
B.
In determining whether a civil money penalty will be imposed, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:
(1)
Nature, number, and seriousness of the deficiencies;
(2)
The extent to which the deficiency or deficiencies are part of a continuing pattern during the preceding 24 months;
(3)
The degree of risk to the health, life, or safety of the clients of the agency that is caused by the deficiency or deficiencies;
(4)
The efforts made by, and the ability of, the agency to correct the deficiency or deficiencies; and
(5)
An agency’s prior history of compliance.
C.
If the Department determines that a deficiency or a continuing pattern of deficiencies exists, the Department shall notify the agency of the deficiency or deficiencies and may:
(1)
Permit the agency the opportunity to correct the deficiencies by a specified date;
(2)
Impose a civil money penalty of up to $1,000 per day until sustained compliance is achieved; or
(3)
Impose a civil money penalty for each instance of violation.
D.
If the Department permits an agency the opportunity to correct the deficiencies by a specific date, and the agency fails to comply with this requirement, the Department may impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each day of violation until correction of the deficiency or deficiencies has been verified and sustained compliance has been maintained.
E.
If the Department proposes to impose a civil money penalty, the Secretary shall issue an order which shall state the:
(1)
Deficiency or deficiencies on which the order is based;
(2)
Amount of the civil money penalties to be imposed;
(3)
Manner in which the amount of the civil money penalty was calculated; and
(4)
Appeal rights.