1. (a) Within 10 working days after receiving an application, the appropriate regulating entity shall:

   1. (1) publish notice of the application in the most widely circulated newspapers that are part of a nonprofit health entity's service area; and
   2. (2) notify by first-class mail any person that has requested in writing notice of the filing of an application.

2. (b) The notice under subsection (a) of this section shall:

   1. (1) state that an application has been received;
   2. (2) state the names of the parties to the acquisition;
   3. (3) describe the contents of the application;
   4. (4) state the date by which a person must submit written comments on the application; and
   5. (5) provide the date, time, and place of the public hearing on the acquisition.
3. (c) The applicant shall bear the cost of the notice required under this section.

Added by Acts 1998, c. 123, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 124, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.