26-21-11 - Violations -- Denial or revocation of license -- Restricting or prohibiting new admissions -- Monitor. - Utah Statutes

26-21-11. Violations -- Denial or revocation of license -- Restricting or prohibitingnew admissions -- Monitor.
If the department finds a violation of this chapter or any rules adopted pursuant to thischapter the department may take one or more of the following actions:
(1) serve a written statement of violation requiring corrective action, which shall includetime frames for correction of all violations;
(2) deny or revoke a license if it finds:
(a) there has been a failure to comply with the rules established pursuant to this chapter;
(b) evidence of aiding, abetting, or permitting the commission of any illegal act; or
(c) conduct adverse to the public health, morals, welfare, and safety of the people of thestate;
(3) restrict or prohibit new admissions to a health care facility or revoke the license of ahealth care facility for:
(a) violation of any rule adopted under this chapter; or
(b) permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission of any illegal act in the health carefacility;
(4) place a department representative as a monitor in the facility until corrective action iscompleted;
(5) assess to the facility the cost incurred by the department in placing a monitor;
(6) assess an administrative penalty as allowed by Subsection 26-23-6(1)(a); or
(7) issue a cease and desist order to the facility.

Amended by Chapter 209, 1997 General Session