§ 63-1-831. Report or plan of correction.

A.  If the violations specified in the notice required by Section 1-830 of this title have been corrected prior to the date of filing of a plan of correction, the home may submit a report of correction in place of a plan of correction as specified in subsection B of this section.  Such report shall be signed by the administrator or operator.

B.  A home shall have ten (10) business days after receipt of notice of violation in which to prepare and submit a plan of correction.  The plan shall include a fixed time period within which violations are to be corrected.  The Department may grant an extended period where correction involves substantial capital improvement.  If the Department rejects a plan of correction, it shall send notice of the rejection and the reason for the rejection within ten (10) business days of receipt of the plan of correction to the home.  The home shall have ten (10) business days after receipt of the notice of rejection in which to submit a modified plan.  If the modified plan is not timely submitted, or if the modified plan is rejected, the home shall follow a directed plan of correction imposed by the Department which shall be submitted to the home within thirty (30) days.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 128, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.  Amended by Laws 1987, c. 98, § 13, emerg. eff. May 20, 1987; Laws 2001, c. 410, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.