- A. Unless the Deputy Director has granted an extension of time, a payer that does not contract with an MHCC-Certified EHN within 60 days of notification by MHCC that the EHN is not certified, is liable for a monetary penalty of $1,000 per day.
- B. The filing of a written petition for an extension of time stays the accrual of the monetary penalty under §A of this regulation.
- C. If the Commission affirms the action of the Deputy Director to deny a payer's request for an extension of time, the Commission may impose all penalties in full or in part which, absent the stay, would have accrued during the pendency of the review.
- D. For substantial reasons shown, the Commission may suspend, reduce, or waive any penalty imposed under this chapter.
Authority: Health-General Article, §§4-302.1, 19-101, 19-103(c)(9) and (10), 19-109(a)(1), and 19-134(a) and (b), Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: July 15, 1996 (23:14 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .02 amended effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1322)
Regulation .03 amended as an emergency provision effective May 1, 1997 (24:11 Md. R. 792); emergency status expired October 1, 1997; amended permanently effective October 20, 1997 (24:21 Md. R. 1450)
Regulation .03 amended effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1322)
Regulation .05A amended effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1322)
Chapter revised effective July 5, 2004 (31:13 Md. R. 994)