Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 701.21 - Responsibilities of the Department(a) The Department will determine compliance violations.(b) As part of the routine monitoring of facilities, the Department's monitoring staff will record the name of the designated facility representative and review the facility's files of all nurse aide students who are enrolled in the program after July 29, 2000.(c) The Department will receive and investigate complaints which allege violations of the act or this chapter.(d) Based upon the information gathered as part of its routine monitoring or its investigation of a complaint, the Department may hold a hearing to determine violations of § 701.16 (relating to violations). (1) The procedures for the hearing will conform to 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and procedure).(2) After the hearing, the Department may assess a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 per violation. This section cited in 22 Pa. Code § 701.16 (relating to violations).