Public notice and review timeline for hospital sales

(a) Within five working days after receipt of a complete application under section 323D-72, the agency shall give public notice of the application in the affected county or counties where the hospital is located and shall notify by first-class mail any person who has requested notice of the filing of such applications. The public notice shall state that a completed application has been received, state the names of the parties to the agreement, describe the contents of the application, and state the date by which a person may submit written comments about the application to the agency. (b) Within ninety days after receiving a complete application, the agency shall review the application in accordance with the standards set forth in this part and approve or disapprove the acquisition. Within twenty days after receiving a complete application, the attorney general shall determine whether a review of the application in accordance with section 323D-76 is appropriate and notify the applicant if a review is warranted. If the attorney general determines that a review is unnecessary or not appropriate, then none of the other provisions of this part applicable to review by the attorney general shall apply. (c) For acquisitions which require approval from the agency under this part and a certificate of need, the applicant shall submit a single application for both purposes and the application shall be reviewed under a single unified review process by the agency. Following the single unified review process, the agency shall simultaneously issue its decision regarding the certificate of need and its decision for purposes of the sale of a hospital under this part.