Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 350 - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Chapter 350-3 - SANCTIONS FOR NURSING FACILITIES
Rule 350-3-.03 - Imposition of Remedies
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
In determining which remedy to impose, the Department shall consider the facility's compliance history, change of ownership, and the number, scope, and severity of the deficiencies. Subject to these considerations, the Department shall impose those remedies described in Section .02 most likely to achieve correction of the deficiencies.
(a) Immediate jeopardy. If the Department finds that the facility's deficiency or deficiencies immediately jeopardize(s) the health or safety of its residents, the Department shall:
(b) Absence of immediate jeopardy. If the Department finds that the facility's deficiency or deficiencies do not immediately jeopardize resident health or safety, the Department may impose one or more of the remedies specified in Section .02.
(c) Repeated noncompliance. If the Department makes a determination of repeated noncompliance with respect to a facility, it shall deny payment for services to any individual admitted to the facility after notice to the facility. Additionally, the Department shall monitor the facility on-site on a regular, as-needed basis, (as provided in Section .06), until the facility has demonstrated to the Department's satisfaction that it is in compliance with all Program Requirements governing facilities and that it will remain in compliance.
(d) Delayed compliance. If a facility has not complied with any Program Requirement within three (3) months of the date the facility is found to have been out of compliance with such Requirement, the Department shall impose the remedy of denial of payments for services to all individuals admitted after notice to the facility.
(e) Emergencies. When the Department has determined that residents are subject to an imminent and substantial danger, it may order either closure of the facility or transfer of the recipients to another facility. The Department shall give notice of any such proposed remedy to the facility, the residents who will be affected or their representatives, the affected residents' next-of-kin or guardians, and all attending physicians. When either of these remedies is imposed, no Administrative Review shall be available and the provisions of Subsection .09(2) shall apply.
(f) Conflict of remedies. In the case of facilities participating in both Medicare and Medicaid which have been surveyed by both the State Survey Agency and the Health Care Financing Administration, or whose certification documents have been reviewed by both, and for whom the State Survey Agency and the Health Care Financing Administration disagree on the decision to impose a remedy or the choice of a remedy, the decision of the Health Care Financing Administration with regard to Medicare shall apply.
Ga. L. 1977, pp. 384, 394; O.C.G.A. Sec. 49-4-142(a).
