(a) When the
department receives an application for a certificate of need under
7
AAC 07.040, the department will publish notice in at
least one newspaper of general circulation in the state and on the Alaska
Online Public Notice System established under
AS
44.62.175. In the notice, the department will
(1) describe the proposed activity, including
the applicant's name and the proposed service area;
(2) state that any person planning to submit
an application for a similar activity in the same proposed service area must
submit a
(A) letter of intent that must be
received by the department no later than 4:30 p.m. on a date set in the notice
that is at least 25 days after the date of the publication of the notice, so
that the department may prepare to conduct a concurrent review of all
applications; the letter of intent must include
(i) a clear, complete, and current
description of the proposed activity, including a description of each component
of the activity proposed to be undertaken;
(ii) a certified estimate of the total cost
of each proposed component of the activity listed in
7
AAC 07.010(a), as applicable, for the
entire project; and
(iii) an
estimated starting date and completion date for the proposed activity;
and
(B) complete
application for a certificate of need no later than 60 days after the
department decides that the initial application for a similar service is
complete;
(3) include
the department's mailing address, street address, electronic mail address, and
facsimile number for purposes of submitting a letter of intent described in (2)
of this subsection; and
(4) state
that after the department has conducted a review for completeness under
7
AAC 07.050, the department will publish notice of that
decision that includes opportunity for public comment and notifies the public
where a copy of each application may be reviewed.
(b) A person who desires to participate in a
concurrent review for a certificate of need must submit an application to the
department no later than 60 days after the department receives the letter of
intent submitted under (a) of this section. To submit a concurrent application
for a certificate of need, a person must
(1)
submit all of the information required by the department's
Certificate
of Need Application Packet,adopted by reference in
7
AAC 07.040;
(2) submit the application fee determined
under 7 AAC 07.079; and
(3) agree in writing to participate in the
uniform statewide reporting system required under
AS
18.07.101 when requested under
7
AAC 07.105(d).
