(a) Any transfer, assignment or other disposition of 10 percent or more of the stock or voting rights thereunder of a corporation which is the operator of a certified home health agency, or any transfer, assignment or other disposition of the stock or voting rights thereunder of such a corporation which results in the ownership or control of more than 10 percent of the stock or voting rights thereunder of such corporation by any person must receive the prior approval of the Public Health Council in accordance with the applicable requirements of article 36 of the Public Health Law and this Part. In the event such change is occasioned by the death of a stockholder, the department shall be notified immediately and application shall be made for approval of such change within 30 days of such death. An applicant who proposes to acquire stock or voting rights thereunder in a business corporation, the transfer of which requires the approval of the Public Health Council, shall file, in addition to meeting the other applicable requirements of this Part, information, documents and data as follows:

1. (1) a statement identifying the number of shares of stock or voting rights thereunder to be acquired, the percentage of the total issued and outstanding stock represented by such shares, the name and address of the transferor and the purchase price of the shares to be transferred;
2. (2) the financial resources available for the acquisition of the shares to be transferred, or the basis on which such transfer is to be financed;
3. (3) if such transfer of stock is to be by gift, a statement of the relationship between the donor and the donee; and
4. (4) such additional pertinent information or documents necessary for the Public Health Council's consideration, as requested.