LAC 50:VII.32303. Authority

A. Public Law 95-142, dated October 25, 1977, permits the federal government's Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to impose a fine and/or imprisonment of facility personnel for illegal admittance and retention practices. HCFA is also authorized to terminate an agreement with a Title XIX ICF/MR provider as a result of deficiencies found during their surveys, which are re-reviews of the state's surveys. Furthermore, the federal government's Office of Inspector General (OIG) is authorized to terminate an agreement with a Title XIX ICF/MR provider for willful misrepresentation of financial facts or for not meeting professionally recognized standards of health care.