Harmony Court v. Leavitt

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Harmony Court, a skilled nursing facility located in Cincinnati, Ohio, contends that the Departmental Appeals Board of the United States Department of Health and Human Services mistakenly upheld an award of civil money penalties against Harmony Court for noncomplianee with multiple Medicare program-participation requirements. Because substantial evidence supports the Board’s decision, we affirm.

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On November 5, 1999, a state agency, the Ohio Department of Health, completed a complaint survey of Harmony Court, which identified nine Medicare program-participation…