1. (1) A person who knowingly violates this chapter or files materially false information with a registration application or renewal under this chapter is:

   1. (a) guilty of a class B misdemeanor; and
   2. (b) subject to revocation of the person's registration under this chapter.

2. (2) Subject to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, if the department determines that a person is engaging in the business of being a continuing care provider in violation of this chapter, the department may:

   1. (a) suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the person's registration under this chapter;
   2. (b) issue a cease and desist order from committing any further violation;
   3. (c) prohibit the person from continuing to engage in the business of being a continuing care provider;
   4. (d) impose an administrative fine not greater than $1,000 per violation, except that the aggregate total of fines imposed under this chapter against a person in a calendar year may not exceed $30,000 for that calendar year; or
   5. (e) take any combination of actions listed under this Subsection (2).
3. (3) If the department revokes a registration, the department is not required to refund any portion of the provider's filing or renewal fee for the remainder of the period for which the fee is paid.

Enacted by Chapter 270, 2016 General Session