§ 23-17.14-30 — § 23-17.14-30. Failure to comply — Penalties.

Rhode Island § 23-17.14-30

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-17.14: The Hospital Conversions Act

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§ 23-17.14-30. Failure to comply — Penalties.

If any person knowingly violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or willingly or knowingly gives false or incorrect information:

(1) The director or attorney general may, after notice and opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing to one or more transacting parties, deny, suspend, or revoke a license, or in lieu of suspension or revocation of the license, may order the licensee to admit no additional persons to the facility, to provide health services to no additional persons through the facility, or to take any corrective action necessary to secure compliance under this chapter, and impose a fine of not more than two million dollars ($2,000,000); and

(2) The attorney general may, after notice and opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing to one or more transacting parties, take any corrective action necessary to secure compliance under this chapter, and impose a fine of not more than two million dollars ($2,000,000).

Legislative History

P.L. 1997, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 280, § 1.