N.H. Admin. Code § He-E 807.09

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section He-E 807.09 - Civil Money Penalties; Notice and Hearing Requests
(a) A notice indicating that a civil money penalty (CMP) is to be imposed shall be sent to the NF by the survey agency in writing as described in He-E 807.02.
(b) The notice of CMP shall include the following information:
(1) The nature of the non-compliance as stated on the CMS-2567;
(2) The legal basis for the penalty;
(3) The amount of the penalty pursuant to 42 CFR 488.438;
(4) Any factors pursuant to 42 CFR 488.438(f) that were considered when the amount of the penalty was determined;
(5) The date on which the penalty begins to accrue;
(6) When the penalty stops accruing pursuant to 42 CFR 488.440(b) ;
(7) When the penalty will be collected; and
(8) A statement of the facility's right to a hearing in accordance with He-E 807.14, and the implication of waiving a hearing pursuant to He-E 807.09(d) and (e) below.
(c) If a NF wants to appeal the determination of non-compliance that is the basis for the imposition of a CMP, it shall do so within the timeframes specified in He-E 807.15.
(d) The NF may waive the right to a hearing in writing within 60 days from the date of the notice of intent to impose the CMP in accordance with 42 CFR 488.436(a) .
(e) If the NF waives its right to a hearing as described in (d) above, the state medicaid agency shall reduce the CMP amount by 35 per cent in accordance with 42 CFR 488.436(b) .
(f) The state medicaid agency shall notify the NF in writing of the amount of CMP owed pursuant to 42 CFR 488.440 after:
(1) The final administrative decision is made;
(2) The facility has waived its right to a hearing as described in He-E 807.09(d) ; or
(3) The time for requesting a hearing has expired and the facility did not request a hearing.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-E 807.09

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