Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2115.14 – Review of application; notice
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2115.14
- Hospital: means any institution, place, building, or agency, public or private, whether for profit or not, with facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons who are suffering from illness, injury, infirmity, or deformity or other physical condition for which obstetrical, medical, or surgical services would be available and appropriate and which operates or is affiliated with facilities for the overnight care, observation, or recovery of those persons. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2102
- Person: means the state, and any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof, an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, or the legal successor thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2102
A.(1) Within five working days after receipt of an application under La. Rev. Stat. 40:2115.13, the attorney general shall publish notice of the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish where the hospital is located and shall notify by first class United States mail any person who has requested notice of the filing of such application.
(2) The notice shall state the following:
(a) That an application has been received.
(b) The names of the parties to the agreement.
(c) A description of the contents of the application.
(d) The date by which a person may submit written comments about the application to the attorney general.
B.(1) The attorney general shall, within fifteen days after the date an application is received, determine if the application is complete for the purposes of review. The attorney general may find that an application is incomplete if a question on the application form has not been answered in whole or in part, or has been answered in a manner that does not fairly meet the question addressed, or if the application does not include attachments of supporting documents as required by La. Rev. Stat. 40:2115.13.
(2) If the attorney general determines that an application is incomplete, he shall notify the applicant within fifteen days after the date the application was received stating the reasons for his determination of incompleteness with reference to the particular questions for which a deficiency is noted. In the absence of timely notice, the application shall be deemed complete.
C. Within sixty days after receiving a completed application, the attorney general shall review the application in accordance with the standards set forth in this Subpart and approve or disapprove the acquisition pursuant to this Subpart.
Acts 1997, No. 1371, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.