§323D-45.1 Ex parte contacts prohibited. (a) There shall be no ex parte contacts:
(1) In the case of an application for a certificate of need, between the applicant for the certificate of need, any person acting on behalf of the applicant, any person in favor of the application or any person opposed to the issuance of a certificate of need and any person in the state agency who exercises any responsibility respecting the application, after the commencement of the state agency's review of the application and before the state agency makes a decision on the application, on any matter related to or arising out of the application for a certificate of need;
(2) In the case of a proposed withdrawal of a certificate of need, between the holder of the certificate of need, any person acting on behalf of the holder, any person opposed to the withdrawal or any person in favor of the withdrawal and any person in the state agency who exercises any responsibility respecting withdrawal of the certificate of need, after the commencement of state agency proceedings on the proposed withdrawal and before the state agency makes a decision on the proposed withdrawal, on any matter related to or arising out of the proposed withdrawal of the certificate of need; and
(3) In the case of an application for an exemption from obtaining a certificate of need, between the applicant for an exemption, any person acting on behalf of the applicant, any person in favor of the application or any person opposed to the application and any person in the state agency who exercises any responsibility respecting the application, after the commencement of the state agency's review of the application and before the state agency makes a decision on the application, on any matter related to or arising out of the application for an exemption from obtaining a certificate of need.
(b) The prohibition against ex parte contacts shall not apply to any written communication or a copy thereof which is promptly filed as a public record with the state agency. [L 1980, c 75, §15]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
323D. Health Planning and Resources Development and Health Care Cost Control
323D-11 State health planning and development agency.
323D-12 Health planning and development functions; state agency.
323D-12.6 State health planning and development special fund; created; deposits; expenditures; fees.
323D-13 Statewide health coordinating council.
323D-13.5 Disqualification from position or membership.
323D-14 Functions; statewide health coordinating council.
323D-15 State health services and facilities plan.
323D-17 Public hearings required.
323D-18 Information required of providers.
323D-18.6 Confidentiality of information.
323D-21 Subarea health planning councils, established.
323D-23 OLD REPEALED. §323D-23 Subarea health planning councils, composition, appointment.
323D-44 Applications for certificates of need.
323D-44.5 Administrative review of certain applications for certificate of need.
323D-44.6 Review of certain applications for certificate of need; waiver.
323D-44.7 Monitoring of approved certificates of need.
323D-45.1 Ex parte contacts prohibited.
323D-45.3 Approval of applications required to meet safety, licensure, or accreditation standards.
323D-46 Conditional certification.
323D-46.2 Withdrawal of a certificate of need.
323D-47 Request for reconsideration.
323D-48 Judicial review of state agency decisions.
323D-49 Certificates of need; licenses and permits.
323D-50 Certificates of need, penalties.
323D-53 Periodic reports from health facilities.
323D-54 Exemptions from certificate of need requirements.
323D-72 Acquisition of hospital.
323D-75 Review; decision; rules.
323D-76 Acquisition in the public interest; decision of attorney general.
323D-77 Acquisition; decision by agency.