Hospitals are fined $25,000 for incidents that occurred before 2009. Due to new legislation, incidents that occurred in 2009 or later carry fines of $50,000 for the first violation, $75,000 for the second and $100,000 for the third or subsequent violations.
Click here to read the full story in Becker’s Hospital Review on California fines.
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