§2254.4. Certificate of public advantage; standards for certification; time for action by department
A. Parties to a cooperative agreement, merger, joint venture, or consolidation may apply to the department for a certificate of public advantage. The application for a certificate shall include a copy of the proposed or executed cooperative, merger, joint venture, or consolidation agreement, a description of the scope of the cooperation, merger, joint venture, or consolidation contemplated by the agreement, and the amount, nature, source, and recipient of any consideration passing to any person under the terms of the agreement.
B. The department shall hold a public hearing on the application for a certificate before acting upon the application. The department may not issue a certificate unless the department finds that the agreement is likely to result in lower health care costs or is likely to result in improved access to health care or higher quality health care without any undue increase in health care costs. If the department denies an application for a certificate for an executed agreement, the parties may submit a new application for a certificate based upon a cooperative agreement, merger, joint venture, or consolidation different from the original application.
C. The department shall deny the application for a certificate or issue a certificate within ninety days after receipt of a completed application or within one ninety-day extension, which may be granted by the department upon a showing of good cause by the applicants. If the department does not issue a certificate within that time, the application is considered to have been denied. A certificate may be issued subject to terms and conditions, as the department may determine are appropriate, in order to best achieve lower health care costs or greater access to or quality of health care.
D. Any amendment to a cooperative, merger, joint venture, or consolidation agreement and any material change in the operations or conduct of any party to a cooperative, merger, joint venture, or consolidation agreement shall be considered to be a new agreement and shall not take effect or occur until the department has issued a new certificate of public advantage approving the amendment or change.
Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
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