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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 10.63.06.15" title_num="10" subtitle_num="63" chapter_num="06" heading="Directed Plan of Correction.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If the Department determines that a program licensed under this chapter has violated any requirement of this chapter, the Department’s designated approval unit may impose a directed plan of correction, in addition to any intermediate sanctions imposed in accordance with this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The directed plan of correction may include any one or more of the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Mandating staffing patterns, specifying the number of personnel, personnel qualifications, or both;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Imposing a temporary site monitor, whereby the Department maintains an on-going physical presence for the purpose of providing assistance and evaluating the extent of the program’s progress in correcting violations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Requiring the program to submit periodic reports of the program’s progress in correcting violations.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the Department issues a directed plan of correction to a program under this regulation, the program shall notify individuals receiving services from the program, or the guardians of these individuals, that the program has received a directed plan of correction.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>