The department shall adopt necessary regulations to implement AS 18.20.300 - 18.20.390 in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The department shall, by regulation, specify criteria as to when and how the sanctions specified in AS 18.20.310 will be applied. The criteria must provide for the imposition of incrementally more severe penalties for deficiencies that are uncorrected or pervasive, or that present a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of nursing facility residents.
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