(a) A provider of service shall exercise due diligence in complying with the requirements of this Part. Due diligence means the exercise of reasonable and appropriate efforts to ensure compliance with the standards set forth in this Part.

(b) The Office of Mental Health shall review the program and practices of the provider of service in order to facilitate determinations as to whether providers are exercising the requisite due diligence and are otherwise in compliance with this Part.

(c) If, based on a review of the program and practice of a provider of service, the Office of Mental Health determines that a provider of service is not exercising due diligence in complying with the requirements of this Part, the Office of Mental Health shall give notice of the deficiency to the provider of service and may also initiate the following:

(d) If the provider of service fails to prepare an acceptable plan of correction within a reasonable time or refuses to permit the Office of Mental Health to provide technical assistance or fails to promptly or effectively implement a plan of correction which has been approved by the Office of Mental Health, it shall be determined that the provider of service is in violation of this Part.

(e) Upon a determination that a provider of service is in violation of this Part or upon a determination that a provider of service has failed to otherwise comply with the terms of its operating certificate or with the provisions of any applicable statute, rule or regulation, the commissioner may revoke, suspend or limit the provider's operating certificate or impose fines in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, section 31.16 and Parts 573 and 503 of this Title.

(f) Nothing in this section shall limit or preclude the commissioner from taking whatever immediate measures may be necessary, including the exercise of his authority under Mental Hygiene Law, sections 31.16(b) and 31.28, in the event that a patient's health or safety is in imminent danger or there exists any condition or practice which poses imminent danger to the health or safety of any recipient or the public.