Sec. 7. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a final directive:

(1) denying payment to a provider;

(2) rejecting a prospective provider’s application for participation in the program; or

(3) terminating a provider agreement allowing a provider’s participation in the program;

must be for a sufficient time, in the opinion of the office, to allow for the correction of all deficiencies or to prevent further abuses.

As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.