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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 30. Department of Medical Assistance Services
Chapter 20. Administration of Medical Assistance Services
12/31/2024

12VAC30-20-254. Civil money penalty.

A. Immediate jeopardy. In situations of immediate jeopardy, the Commonwealth shall have the authority to impose (in accordance with 42 CFR 488.430 through 42 CFR 488.444) a civil money penalty in the range of $3,050 to $10,000 in addition to the remedies of imposing temporary management or terminating the nursing facility's provider agreement. In imposing civil money penalties, the Commonwealth shall comply with all provisions of 42 CFR 488.430 through 488.444 (1995).

B. No immediate jeopardy. In accordance with 42 CFR 488.430 through 42 CFR 488.444, the Commonwealth shall (i) deny payment for new admissions; (ii) impose civil money penalties of $50 to $3,000 per day; or (iii) impose both of these remedies when there are widespread deficiencies that constitute no actual harm with a potential for more than minimal harm but not immediate jeopardy, or one or more deficiencies that constitute actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.

C. Notice. Either HCFA or the Commonwealth, as appropriate, shall send a prior written notice of the penalty to the facility as set forth by 42 CFR 488.434 (1995).

D. The Commonwealth shall have the authority to impose civil money penalties of $50 to $3,000 per day to any deficiency except when the nursing facility is in substantial compliance. If the Commonwealth imposes a civil money penalty for a deficiency that constitutes immediate jeopardy, the penalty must be in the range of $3,050 to $10,000 per day. For the purposes of this section, substantial compliance shall mean a level of compliance with the requirements of participation such that any identified deficiencies pose no greater risk to resident health or safety than the potential for causing minimal harm.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 12, Issue 25, eff. October 2, 1996.

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