Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2115.15 – Public hearing; venue
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2115.15
- 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. The attorney general shall, during the course of review under La. Rev. Stat. 40:2115.14, hold a public hearing in which any person may file written comments and exhibits, or may appear and make a statement.
B.(1) The hearing shall be held not later than thirty days after receipt of a completed application. The hearing shall be held upon ten working days notice, not including days the application is deemed to be incomplete.
(2) The hearing shall be held in the municipality in which the hospital is located. However, if the hospital is not located within a municipality, the hearing shall be held in the municipality nearest to the hospital and within the same parish in which the hospital is located or at the affected hospital itself.
Acts 1997, No. 1371, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2004, No. 916, §1.