Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.20.340

  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

In accordance with regulations adopted by the department under Alaska Stat. § 44.62.01044.62.300, the department may assess and collect, with interest, a civil fine of up to $10,000 a day for each day a nursing facility is or was out of compliance with any of the federal or state statutes or regulations listed in Alaska Stat. § 18.20.310. The department shall annually increase the maximum amount of the civil fine authorized in this section by a percentage equal to the percentage of increase in all items of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for Anchorage, Alaska. Each day upon which the same or a substantially similar noncompliance occurs is a separate violation subject to the assessment of a separate civil fine. A civil fine assessed under this section is not reimbursable under Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.07 or Alaska Stat. § 47.25.12047.25.300. The department shall deduct the amount of a civil fine from reimbursement due or to be due the nursing facility under Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.07 or Alaska Stat. § 47.25.12047.25.300. The department may also use any remedy available under law to pursue collection of an unpaid fine.