42 C.F.R. § 488.430 Civil money penalties: Basis for imposing penalty.
Title 42 - Public Health
(a) CMS or the State may impose a civil money penalty for either the number of days a facility is not in substantial compliance with one or more participation requirements or for each instance that a facility is not in substantial compliance, regardless of whether or not the deficiencies constitute immediate jeopardy. (b) CMS or the State may impose a civil money penalty for the number of days of past noncompliance since the last standard survey, including the number of days of immediate jeopardy. [59 FR 56243, Nov. 10, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 13360, Mar. 18, 1999]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 488—SURVEY, CERTIFICATION, AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
Subpart F—Enforcement of Compliance for Long-Term Care Facilities with Deficiencies
§ 488.430 Civil money penalties: Basis for imposing penalty.
