Section Geo 402.04 - Procedures for Assessing and Collecting Civil Penalties(a) Payment of civil penalties shall be included among the options available for settling disciplinary allegations, and shall be included among the types of disciplinary sanctions imposed after notice and hearing.(b) In cases where the board initially intends to limit disciplinary sanctions to a civil penalty, the board shall issue a "notice of apparent liability" describing the alleged offense, stating the amount of the assessed civil penalty, and notifying the alleged offender that he or she shall pay or compromise the civil penalties by a date certain or request that an administrative hearing be held. If a hearing is requested, the notice of apparent liability shall be withdrawn and a notice of hearing shall be issued. In such hearings, the board's disciplinary options shall not be limited to the assessment of civil penalties.(c) Nonpayment of civil penalties by a licensee or respondent in contravention of an order, agreement, or promise to pay, shall be separate grounds for discipline by the board and a basis for denying a subsequent license or renewal application and a basis for judicial action seeking to collect civil penalties.N.H. Admin. Code § Geo 402.04
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 15, Filed April 13, 2017, Proposed by #12152, Effective 3/24/2017, Expires 3/24/2027.