Section 615.220  Review and Consultation; Plan of Correction

a)         The Department shall provide review and consultation to local health departments in order to evaluate the effectiveness of local health activities and programs and to determine the extent of compliance with the grant agreement.

b)         Review and consultation shall be provided at least once every three (3) years, or as often as necessary, in order to assure substantial compliance with this Part and the local health department's grant agreement.

c)         In the event the Department determines that a local health department is not in substantial compliance with the applicable rules and grant agreement, the local health department shall develop and follow a written plan of correction acceptable to the Department to achieve substantial compliance.

1)         The Department shall notify the local health department of its determination in writing by means of a Notice of Noncompliance which specifies the areas of deficiency to be corrected.

2)         A plan of correction shall be submitted to the Department within 30 days after receipt by the local health department of a Notice of Noncompliance.

3)         If the local health department fails to submit a plan of correction that is acceptable to the Department, the Department may prescribe a plan of correction that shall be followed by the local health department, unless the local health department submits an alternative plan that is acceptable to the Department.

4)         A local health department's failure to follow an approved or prescribed plan of correction shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of a grant agreement. Such action by the Department shall consider the local health department's degree of noncompliance with this Part, the duration of the noncompliance, the local health department's efforts to address the noncompliance, and the extent to which the noncompliance jeopardizes the public's health and safety.