Section 212-RICR-10-00-1.14 - Plans of CorrectionA. The Department shall notify the Executive Director or other Organization legal authority of violations of any Subchapter of this Chapter through a notice of deficiencies which shall be sent to the Organization, unless the Department determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the health, welfare, or safety of the public (or any member thereof) through the issuance of an immediate Compliance Order.B. If the Department rejects the plan of correction, or if the Organization does not provide a plan of correction within the stipulated period, or if the Organization whose plan of correction has been approved by the Department fails to execute its plan within a reasonable time, as determined by the Department, the Department may invoke the sanctions enumerated herein.C. The Organization that receives a notice of deficiencies must submit a plan of correction, which shall include time frames for completion, to the Department within thirty (30) days of the date the Organization receives notice of the deficiencies. The plan of correction may include any requests for variances in accordance with the Variance Procedures requirements. The plan shall include evidence of compliance for each resolution or a plan for how evidence will be presented upon resolution.1. Upon request from the Department, the provider shall submit a Plan of Correction in a time frame that is less than thirty (30) days.2. An amended plan of correction shall be submitted if the Department determines that the initial submission is insufficient to address the deficiencies. The amended plan of correction must be submitted to the Department within ten (10) business days of the date of the Organization's receipt of the request for an amended plan of correction. a. An immediate Compliance Order shall identify violations of the applicable licensing standards and instruct the Organization to immediately comply with such order. A copy of the compliance order shall be maintained in the agency record file of the Licensing Office.D. If the Organization is aggrieved by the action of the Department, the Organization may appeal the decision and request a hearing in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.1. The notice of the hearing to be given by the Department shall comply in all respects with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35. The hearing shall in all respects comply with the provisions therein.E. All actions of this Section are subject to the provision of § 1.12 of this Part.212 R.I. Code R. 212-RICR-10-00-1.14
Adopted effective 1/7/2019