Section 164.018 - Administrative Penalties(A)Summary Suspension. The Department may summarily suspend a License or Approval prior to a hearing if: (1) In the opinion of the Department, the violation of rules, regulation, deficiency correction orders, or plans of correction jeopardizes the health, safety, and well-being of patients or the public or seriously limits the capacity of a facility to provide adequate care; or(2) Where the violation of such rules, regulation, deficiency correction orders, or plans of correction is the second or subsequent such violation occurring during a period of 12 months.(B) The suspension shall remain in effect until the Department rescinds or amends such requirements or if the Department's decision is otherwise modified on appeal.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1482, eff. 11/11/2022.