Sec. 2. If after investigation the office finds that a provider has violated this article or rule adopted under this article, the office may impose at least one (1) of the following sanctions:

(1) Deny payment to the provider for program services provided during a specified time.

(2) Reject a prospective provider’s application for participation in the program.

(3) Terminate a provider agreement allowing a provider’s participation in the program.

(4) Assess a civil penalty against the provider in an amount not to exceed three (3) times the amount paid to the provider that exceeds the amount that was legally due.

(5) Assess an interest charge, at a rate not to exceed the rate established by IC 24-4.6-1-101(2) for judgments on money, on the amount paid to the provider that exceeds the amount that was legally due. The interest charge accrues from the date of the overpayment to the provider.

As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.