Section 432A.Sec. 21 - NEW1. The purpose of a monetary penalty is to protect the health, safety, rights, welfare and well-being of children and the property of children in facilities and to deter future deficiencies.2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Division may impose a monetary penalty, including interest thereon, on a facility for any deficiency, regardless of whether the deficiency constitutes an immediate and serious threat. A facility is not subject to a monetary penalty for a deficiency with a severity score of one or two and a scope score of one or two.3. The initial amount of a monetary penalty must be determined in the manner prescribed in section 23 of this regulation.4. In addition to the initial monetary penalty, the Division may impose a monetary penalty for each day that the facility is not in substantial compliance, as determined pursuant to section 5 of this regulation, from the date the lack of substantial compliance begins or is identified until the date that substantial compliance is verified by the Division.5. Except as otherwise provided in section 25 of this regulation, the total amount of a monetary penalty bears interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum.Nev. Admin. Code § 432A.Sec. 21
Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care by R135-18A, eff. 8/26/2020