Criminal and civil penalties.

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  • (1) A person who knowingly violates this chapter or files materially false information with a registration application or renewal under this chapter is:
    • (a) guilty of a class B misdemeanor; and
    • (b) subject to revocation of the person's registration under this chapter.
  • (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:
    • (a) suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the person's registration under this chapter;
    • (b) issue a cease and desist order from committing any further violation;
    • (c) prohibit the person from continuing to engage in the business of being a continuing care provider;
    • (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
    • (e) take any combination of actions listed under this Subsection (2).
  • (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.




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