TITLE 56

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 25 [26]

MERIT-BASED HEALTH CARE ACT

56-2506 [56-2606].  enforcement and penalties. (1) The attorney general may investigate alleged violations of this chapter upon receipt of a formal complaint.

(2)  Prior to the imposition of civil penalties, the department shall provide written notice and an opportunity for corrective action.

(3)  The attorney general may seek civil penalties for violations of this chapter as follows:

(a)  For a health care provider with fifty (50) or more employees:

(i)   A penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a first violation;

(ii)  A penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a second violation; and

(iii) A penalty not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a third or subsequent violation; and

(b)  For a health care provider with fewer than fifty (50) employees:

(i)   A penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first violation;

(ii)  A penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for a second violation; and

(iii) A penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a third or subsequent violation.

History:

[(56-2606) 56-2506, added 2026, ch. 289, sec. 1, p. 1209.]