20.9.605    LICENSE REVOCATION AND DENIAL

(1) The department, after written notice to the applicant or licensee, may deny, suspend, restrict, revoke or reduce to provisional status a license upon finding that the facility:

(a) is not in compliance with fire safety requirements;

(b) is not in substantial compliance with any other licensing requirements established by these rules;

(c) has made any misrepresentations to the department, either negligent or intentional, regarding any aspect of its operations or facility;

(d) has failed to take corrective action when a staff member has been found guilty of a criminal offense;

(e) has failed to report an incident of abuse or neglect within the facility to the county attorney, the department of corrections and the department of public health and human services as required by 41-3-201 , MCA; or

(f) has failed to comply with its plan to correct areas of noncompliance identified by an inspection as required in ARM 20.9.604.

History: 41-5-1802, MCA; IMP, 41-5-1802, MCA; NEW, 1999 MAR p. 121, Eff. 1/15/99; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 2665, Eff. 12/23/05.