Plan of Correction

(A) The Approved Provider shall submit a plan of correction to address each deficiency within 14 calendar days, unless otherwise specified by the Department and, as provided in 105 CMR 164.618(B), shall remedy or correct each deficiency cited within 60 calendar days of receipt of the deficiency correction order. The Department may modify the plan of correction by providing notice to the Approved Provider. The Approved Provider may submit a written request for administrative reconsideration of the modified plan of correction, or any portion thereof, within seven calendar days of receipt of notice. (B) The plan of correction shall set forth, with respect to each deficiency, the specific corrective step(s) to be taken, a timetable for each step, and the date by which full compliance will be achieved. The timetable and the compliance dates shall be consistent with achievement of compliance in the most expeditious manner possible. The plan of correction shall be signed by either the Approved Provider or his or her designee. (C) Where, in the opinion of the Department, the deficiency is not capable of correction within 60 calendar days, the Approved provider shall submit a written plan for correction of the deficiency in a reasonable manner within 14 calendar days of such determination by the Department. The plan of correction shall comply with 105 CMR 164.616. (D) The Department may modify the plan of correction by providing notice to the Approved Provider. The Approved Provider may submit a written request for administrative reconsideration of the modified plan of correction, or any portion thereof, within seven calendar days of receipt of notice.