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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 10.25.09.09" title_num="10" subtitle_num="25" chapter_num="09" heading="Penalties for Failure to Contract with a MHCC-Certified EHN.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Unless the Deputy Director has granted an extension of time, a payer that does not contract with an MHCC-Certified EHN within 60 days of notification by MHCC that the EHN is not certified, is liable for a monetary penalty of $1,000 per day.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The filing of a written petition for an extension of time stays the accrual of the monetary penalty under §A of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the Commission affirms the action of the Deputy Director to deny a payer's request for an extension of time, the Commission may impose all penalties in full or in part which, absent the stay, would have accrued during the pendency of the review.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For substantial reasons shown, the Commission may suspend, reduce, or waive any penalty imposed under this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>