Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 02 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Subtitle 05 - ACQUISITION AND CONVERSION OF NONPROFIT HOSPITALS
Chapter 02.05.01 - Applications for and Hearings on the Acquisition and Conversion of Nonprofit Hospitals
Section 02.05.01.06 - Public Hearing
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
A. Within 90 days of receiving a complete application, including all expert reports required or requested by the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall hold a public hearing in the jurisdiction in which the hospital to be acquired by the transferee is located. If the acquisition involves hospitals in more than one jurisdiction, the Attorney General shall hold at least one public hearing in each jurisdiction in which a hospital to be acquired by the transferee is located.
B. The hearing shall be quasi-legislative and not a contested case hearing.
C. Notice of all hearings shall be published in accordance with State Government Article, § 6.5 -202, Annotated Code of Maryland.
D. The transferee is responsible for all reasonable costs related to the public hearings.
E. The Attorney General shall determine the conduct of the hearing, including:
F. The Attorney General may:
G. Recorded Hearings.
H. The rules of evidence do not apply to a hearing held under this chapter.
I. The Attorney General shall receive and mark all exhibits offered at the hearing if they are relevant to the hearing.
J. The Attorney General shall control and maintain custody of the hearing record, which shall consist of: