(a)
- (1) Class C violations are related to administrative and reporting requirements that do not directly threaten the health, safety, or welfare of a resident.
(2) Examples of Class C violations and the points assigned to each are:
- (A) Listed below in subsections (b) – (h) of this section for illustrative purposes; and
- (B) Subject to the conditions set out in 20 CAR § 401-901.
- (b) Five hundred (500) points shall be assigned when a facility is found to exceed their licensed bed capacity (overbedding).
- (c) Five hundred (500) points shall be assigned when it has been determined that any report, resident assessment, or other documents or records that the facility is required to maintain has been intentionally falsified (false reporting).
- (d) Five hundred (500) points shall be assigned when it is determined that the facility's records reflect that resident trust funds have been misappropriated by facility personnel or if the resident has been charged for items which the facility must provide at no cost to the resident.
(e) Five hundred (500) points shall be assigned when it is determined that personnel from the Department of Human Services, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or any other agency personnel authorized to have access to any long-term care facility have been denied access to:
- (1) The facility; or
- (2) Any facility document or record.
- (f) Five hundred (500) points shall be assigned when it has been determined that any facility did not report any unusual occurrences or accidents in a timely manner as mandated by rule.
- (g) Five hundred (500) points shall be assigned when it has been determined that a facility failed to post, in the appropriate manner, the results of any survey, sanction, or survey/sanction cover letter issued by the Department of Human Services.
- (h) Five hundred (500) points shall be assigned when a facility fails to comply with the establishment and operation of a resident’s council as defined by rule or statute.