Connecticut General Statutes 19a-528 – Criteria for imposing civil penalties
In imposing the civil penalties that shall become due under sections 19a-524 to 19a-528, inclusive, the commissioner may consider all factors that the commissioner deems relevant, including, but not limited to, the following:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-528
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner's designee. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
- nursing home facility: means (1) any chronic and convalescent nursing home or any rest home with nursing supervision that provides nursing supervision under a medical director twenty-four hours per day, or (2) any chronic and convalescent nursing home that provides skilled nursing care under medical supervision and direction to carry out nonsurgical treatment and dietary procedures for chronic diseases, convalescent stages, acute diseases or injuries. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
(1) The amount of assessment necessary to insure immediate and continued compliance;
(2) The character and degree of impact of the violation on the health, safety and welfare of any patient in the nursing home facility or residential care home;
(3) The conduct of the person against whom the citation is issued in taking all feasible steps or procedures necessary or appropriate to comply or to correct the violation;
(4) Any prior violations by the nursing home facility or residential care home of statutes, regulations or orders administered, adopted or issued by the Commissioner of Public Health.