Tennessee § 68-11-802 - Type A civil monetary penalties.
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§ 68-11-802. Type A civil monetary penalties.
Type A civil monetary penalties may be imposed whenever the commissioner finds the conditions in a nursing home are, or are likely to be, detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the patients, and the commissioner has accompanied this finding by ordering the nursing home to suspend the admission of any new patients, as provided by § 68-11-252. No type A civil penalty may be imposed solely for a communicable disease where the nursing home has maintained an adequate quality of patient care and made reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of the communicable disease. The imposition of a type A civil penalty shall exclude the assessment of type B or type C civil penalties for the specific violations contributing to these conditions. Acts 1987, ch. 312, § 1; 2018, ch. 655, § 5. Amendments. The 2018 amendment substituted “as provided by § 68-11-252 ” for “as provided by § 68-11-207(b) ” at the end of (a). Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 655, § 15. July 1, 2018. Cross-References. Type A, B, or C civil penalties, § 68-11-811 .
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Section 68-11-802 ("Type A civil monetary penalties.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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