42 CFR § 488.430 - Civil money penalties: Basis for imposing penalty.

§ 488.430 Civil money penalties: Basis for imposing penalty.
Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 64163, Aug. 6, 2024.

(a) CMS or the State may impose a civil money penalty for either the number of days a facility is not in substantial compliance with one or more participation requirements or for each instance that a facility is not in substantial compliance, regardless of whether or not the deficiencies constitute immediate jeopardy.

(b) CMS or the State may impose a civil money penalty for the number of days of past noncompliance since the last standard survey, including the number of days of immediate jeopardy.

[59 FR 56243, Nov. 10, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 13360, Mar. 18, 1999]