The completed inspection report form shall specify a reasonable period of time for the correction of the violations found, and correction of the violations shall be accomplished within the period specified, in accordance with the following provisions.
(a) If an imminent health hazard exists, such as may be created by an extended loss of water supply, an extended power outage, or a sewage back-up into the establishment, the establishment shall immediately cease affected retail food store or food service establishment operations. Such operations shall not be resumed until authorized by the health officer.
(b) All violations of four- or five-point weighted items shall be corrected within the period of time specified by the health officer, but in any event, not to exceed ten days following inspection. Within 15 days after the inspection, the holder of the permit to operate the retail food store or food service establishment shall submit a written report to the health officer stating the action taken to correct the four- or five-point weighted violations. Purchase orders or work contracts with a work completion date satisfactory to the health officer may be accepted as interim corrective action. A follow-up inspection shall be conducted to confirm correction of the violations.
(c) All one- or two-point weighted items shall be corrected as soon as possible, but in any event, by the time of the next routine inspection.
(d) When the rating score of the establishment is less than 60, the establishment shall initiate corrective action on all identified violations within 48 hours. One or more reinspections will be conducted at reasonable time intervals to assure correction of the violations.
(e) In the case of temporary food service establishments, all violations shall be corrected within 24 hours. If violations are not corrected within 24 hours, the establishment shall immediately cease food service operations until authorized to resume by the health officer.
(f) Failure to comply with any time limits for corrections may result in revocation of the permit to operate the retail food store or food service establishment.
(g) Whenever a retail food store or food store establishment is required under the provisions of § 21-32 of this article to suspend operations, it shall not resume operations until it is shown on reinspection that conditions responsible for the order to suspend operations no longer exist. Opportunity for reinspection shall be offered within a reasonable time. An opportunity for a hearing by the health officer will be provided if a written request for a hearing is filed by the holder of the permit to operate the retail food store or food service establishment with the health officer within ten days following suspension of operations. If such a written request for hearing is received, a hearing shall be held within 20 days of receipt of the request.