LAC 46:XLIX.1104. Penalties

A. The board shall take action against any person when there is substantial evidence that such person has: 1. attempted by fraud or misrepresentation to obtain a license for himself or another or to furnish aid or abet therein; or 2. practiced as a nursing home administrator under cover of a license or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued; or 3. practiced as a nursing home administrator, or uses in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a nursing home administrator, or allows himself or herself to be represented as a nursing home administrator unless duly licensed and registered under provisions of this Chapter; or 4. practiced as a nursing home administrator during the time his or her license is suspended or revoked by the board; or 5. otherwise violated any other provision of this Chapter. B. Upon receipt of substantial evidence that any person committed one of these violations the board conducts an investigation. If evidence is substantiated the board shall file with the local district attorney a misdemeanor charge against said person. Each violation is a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both.