§ 63-1-1914.5. Written request for informal dispute resolution.

A.  A facility that wishes to challenge a deficiency through the informal dispute resolution process shall make a written request to the State Department of Health within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of the statement of deficiencies from the State Department of Health.

B.  The written request for an informal dispute resolution shall include:

1.  A list of all deficiencies that the facility wishes to challenge; and

2.  A statement indicating whether the facility wants the informal dispute resolution to be conducted by telephone conference call, by record review of the impartial decision maker, or by a meeting in which the facility and the State Department of Health appear before the impartial decision maker.

C.  A request for an informal dispute resolution shall not:

1.  Stay any action for enforcement or imposition of remedies;

2.  Affect or preclude the right of a facility to judicial or administrative appeal; or

3.  Duplicate any procedures already held under the federal requirements for informal dispute resolution.

Added by Laws 2005, c. 460, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.