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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Office of Long-Term Care shall promulgate rules specifying classified violations in accordance with this section.
(b) The notice of violation issued to a long-term care facility by the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care shall be classified according to the nature of the violation and shall indicate the classification on the face of the notice as follows:
(1) Class A violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility resulting in death or serious physical harm to a resident or creating a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm to a resident will result therefrom;
(2) Class B violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility which directly threatens the health, safety, or welfare of a resident;
(3) Class C violations shall relate to administrative and reporting requirements that do not directly threaten the health, safety, or welfare of a resident; and
(4)(A) Class D violations shall relate to the timely submission of statistical and financial reports to the office.
(B) The failure to timely submit a statistical or financial report shall be considered a separate Class D violation during any month or part of a month of noncompliance.
(C) In addition to any civil penalty which may be imposed, the director is authorized, after the first month of a Class D violation, to withhold any further reimbursement to the long-term care facility until the statistical and financial report is received by the office.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-10-205. Rules--Violations--Types - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-10-205/
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