(a) Applications for medical facilities construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the Department of Human Services and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or other nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate a medical facility. (b) However, no application for a diagnostic or treatment center shall be approved unless the applicant is: (1) The state, a political subdivision, or a public agency; or (2) A person, corporation, or association which owns and operates a nonprofit hospital. (c) Each application for a construction project shall conform to federal and state requirements. (d) If after affording reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need the department finds that a project application complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and is otherwise in conformity with the state plan, then it shall approve the application and shall recommend and forward it to the United States Surgeon General. (e) The department by rule shall provide an opportunity for fair hearing and appeal to every applicant who is dissatisfied with any action regarding an application. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1870, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 15, 16; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-341, 82-342. (a) Applications for medical facilities construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the Department of Human Services and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or other nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate a medical facility. (b) However, no application for a diagnostic or treatment center shall be approved unless the applicant is: (1) The state, a political subdivision, or a public agency; or (2) A person, corporation, or association which owns and operates a nonprofit hospital. (c) Each application for a construction project shall conform to federal and state requirements. (d) If after affording reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need the department finds that a project application complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and is otherwise in conformity with the state plan, then it shall approve the application and shall recommend and forward it to the United States Surgeon General. (e) The department by rule shall provide an opportunity for fair hearing and appeal to every applicant who is dissatisfied with any action regarding an application. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1870, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 15, 16; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-341, 82-342. (a) Applications for medical facilities construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the Department of Human Services and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or other nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate a medical facility. (b) However, no application for a diagnostic or treatment center shall be approved unless the applicant is: (1) The state, a political subdivision, or a public agency; or (2) A person, corporation, or association which owns and operates a nonprofit hospital. (c) Each application for a construction project shall conform to federal and state requirements. (d) If after affording reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need the department finds that a project application complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and is otherwise in conformity with the state plan, then it shall approve the application and shall recommend and forward it to the United States Surgeon General. (e) The department by rule shall provide an opportunity for fair hearing and appeal to every applicant who is dissatisfied with any action regarding an application. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1870, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 15, 16; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-341, 82-342. (a) Applications for medical facilities construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the Department of Human Services and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or other nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate a medical facility. (b) However, no application for a diagnostic or treatment center shall be approved unless the applicant is: (1) The state, a political subdivision, or a public agency; or (2) A person, corporation, or association which owns and operates a nonprofit hospital. (1) The state, a political subdivision, or a public agency; or (2) A person, corporation, or association which owns and operates a nonprofit hospital. (c) Each application for a construction project shall conform to federal and state requirements. (d) If after affording reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need the department finds that a project application complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and is otherwise in conformity with the state plan, then it shall approve the application and shall recommend and forward it to the United States Surgeon General. (e) The department by rule shall provide an opportunity for fair hearing and appeal to every applicant who is dissatisfied with any action regarding an application. Acts 1961, No. 414, §§ 15, 16; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-341, 82-342.
‹ Prev All Arkansas sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.