Sec. 13. (a) The state department shall establish a review period for certificate of need applications beginning July 1, 2019, and every July 1 thereafter, and lasting until the following June 30.

     (b) The state department shall accept certificate of need applications until July 31 of the review period.

     (c) The state department shall publish any certificate of need applications accepted for review on the state department’s Internet web site before August 15 of the review period.

     (d) The state department shall accept public comments on the certificate of need applications accepted for review through October 15 of the review period.

     (e) The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall issue any decision on an accepted certificate of need application not later than April 30 of the review period.

     (f) The state department shall adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to implement a system for the submission of public comments under subsection (d).

As added by P.L.202-2018, SEC.8.