Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 503 - MAINE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (OTHER THAN NURSING CARE FACILITIES)
Chapter 6 - APPLICATION PROCESS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NEED
Section 144-503-6-6 - Public notice; public informational meeting
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
Within 5 business days of the filing of a certificate by an applicant that a complete Certificate of Need application is on file with the Department, the Department will give public notice that the application has been filed and that a public informational meeting has been scheduled regarding the application must be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Kennebec County and in a newspaper published within the service area in which the proposed expenditure will occur. The notice must also be provided to all persons who have requested notification by means of asking that their names be placed on a mailing list maintained by the Department for this purpose. This notice must include:
A. A brief description of the proposed expenditure or other action;
B. A description of the review process and schedule;
C. A statement that any person may examine the application, submit comments in writing to the Department regarding the application, and examine the entire record assembled by the Department at any time from the date of publication of the notice until the application process is closed for comment; and
D. The time and location of the public informational meeting and a statement that any person may appear at the meeting to question the applicant regarding the project or the Department regarding the conditions that the applicant must satisfy in order to receive a Certificate of Need for the project.
E. The Department shall make an electronic or stenographic record of the public informational meeting. 22 M.R.S.A. Sec337(5).
