Section 5-202 - Receiving an application.
§ 6.5-202. Receiving an application.
(a) Notice of application.- Within 10 working days after receiving an application, the appropriate regulating entity shall:
(1) publish notice of the application in the most widely circulated newspapers that are part of a nonprofit health entity's service area; and
(2) notify by first-class mail any person that has requested in writing notice of the filing of an application.
(b) Generally.- The notice under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1) state that an application has been received;
(2) state the names of the parties to the acquisition;
(3) describe the contents of the application;
(4) state the date by which a person must submit written comments on the application; and
(5) provide the date, time, and place of the public hearing on the acquisition.
(c) Cost of notice.- The applicant shall bear the cost of the notice required under this section.
[1998, chs. 123, 124.]