Plans of correction

1. Hospitals shall submit to the department plans of correction addressing the areas of noncompliance with the licensure requirements in this chapter. 2. Plans of correction are required within ten calendar days of receipt of the deficiency statement and are subject to acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection by the department. 3. The department may require a directed plan of correction. A directed plan of correction is a plan of correction, submitted by a hospital in response to cited deficiencies, which has been developed in coordination with the department and has been accepted by the department. 4. Plans of correction must be completed within sixty days of the survey completion date, unless an alternative schedule of correction has been approved by the department.