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. In determining whether a civil money penalty will be imposed, the Secretary shall consider the following factors: Nature, number, and seriousness of the deficiencies; The extent to which the deficiency or deficiencies are part of a continuing pattern during the preceding 24 months; The degree of risk to the health, life, or safety of the clients of the agency that is caused by the deficiency or deficiencies; The efforts made by, and the ability of, the agency to correct the deficiency or deficiencies; and An agency’s prior history of compliance. 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: Permit the agency the opportunity to correct the deficiencies by a specified date; Impose a civil money penalty of up to $1,000 per day until sustained compliance is achieved; or Impose a civil money penalty for each instance of violation. 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. If the Department proposes to impose a civil money penalty, the Secretary shall issue an order which shall state the: Deficiency or deficiencies on which the order is based; Amount of the civil money penalties to be imposed; Manner in which the amount of the civil money penalty was calculated; and Appeal rights.