A. 1. Any licensed health care provider found by the appropriate licensing board or state agency to be in violation of the provisions of subsection E of Section 725.2 of this title shall be punished by an administrative penalty of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to be administered and collected by the appropriate licensing board or state agency.

2. Any person who is not a licensed health care provider and found by the appropriate licensing board or state agency to be in violation of the provisions of subsection E of Section 725.2 of this title, shall be punished by an administrative penalty of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to be administered and collected by the appropriate licensing board or state agency. Each day this act is violated shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.

B. 1. Any licensed health care provider found by the appropriate licensing board or state agency to be in violation of the provisions of this act, other than subsection E of Section 725.2 of this title, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to be administered and collected by the appropriate licensing board or state agency.

2. Any person who is not a licensed health care provider and found by the appropriate licensing board or state agency to be in violation of the provisions of this act, other than subsection E of Section 725.2 of this title, shall be punished by an administrative penalty of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to be administered and collected by the appropriate licensing board or state agency.

3. Each day this act is violated shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.

C. A case shall be referred to the Attorney General for investigation and prosecution if a licensing board or state agency makes a finding of gross or repeated violations of this act by a licensed health care provider or an unlicensed health care provider.

Added by Laws 1947, p. 357, § 3, emerg. eff. March 13, 1947. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 148, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.