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42 CFR 488.447: Civil Money Penalties imposed for failure to comply with 42 CFR 483.80(g)(1) and (2).
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION
- PART 488—SURVEY, CERTIFICATION, AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- Subpart F—Enforcement of Compliance for Long-Term Care Facilities with Deficiencies
(a) CMS may impose a civil money penalty for noncompliance with the requirements at § 483.80(g)(1) and (2) of this chapter as follows:
(1) Minimum. A minimum of $1,000 for the first occurrence.
(2) Increased amount. An amount equal to $500 added to the previously imposed civil money penalty amount for each subsequent occurrence, not to exceed the maximum amount set forth in § 488.408(d)(1)(iii).
(b) The penalty amounts in this section will be adjusted annually under 45 CFR part 102.
(c) Compliance with the requirements at § 483.80(g)(1) and (2) of this chapter will be assessed weekly. Facilities found out of compliance with § 483.80(g)(1) and (2) of this chapter are not required to submit a plan of correction as indicated in § 488.408(f)(1).
(d) This section is in effect during and the Public Health Emergency (PHE), as defined in § 400.200 of this chapter, and will continue for up to one year after the end of the PHE.
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