410 IAC 27-2-8 Enforcement actions

Sec. 8. (a) The commissioner may take any of the following actions on any of the grounds listed in subsection (b): (1) Issue a letter of correction. (2) Issue a probationary license. (3) Conduct a resurvey. (4) Deny the renewal of a license. (5) Revoke a license. (6) Impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation. (b) The commissioner may take action under subsection (a) on any of the following grounds: (1) Violation of any provision of this article. (2) Permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission of any illegal act in an institution. (3) Knowingly collecting or attempting to collect from: (A) a subscriber (as defined in IC 27-13-1-32); or (B) an enrollee (as defined in IC 27-13-1-12); of a health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19) any amounts that are owed by the health maintenance organization. (4) Conduct or practice found by the council to be detrimental to the welfare of the patients of an institution.