50-4-710. Public hearing. (1) As soon as practicable, but no later than 90 days after receiving a complete application for a conversion transaction, including all necessary expert reports, the commissioner or a designee shall hold a public hearing.

Terms Used In Montana Code 50-4-710

  • Commissioner: means the Montana state auditor and ex officio commissioner of insurance provided for in 2-15-1903. See Montana Code 50-4-701
  • conversion transaction: means the sale, transfer, lease, exchange, transfer by exercise of an option, optioning, conveyance, merger, affiliation, mutualization, joint venture, or other disposition by a nonprofit health entity or another person or entity resulting in the transfer of control or governance to a person or entity other than the nonprofit health entity of the lesser of:

    (i)more than 10% in fair market value of the assets or operations of a nonprofit health entity; or

    (ii)assets of a nonprofit health entity amounting to a fair market value of $5 million or more. See Montana Code 50-4-701

  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(2)Any person may file written comments and exhibits or make a statement at the public hearing.