Section 11-72-71 - Application for designation(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, "applicant" shall mean a person or entity submitting an application for designation as an alternative destination under this subchapter.(b) Upon determining a need for an alternative destination, the department of health shall establish an open application period for the designation of the alternative destination.(c) An open application period shall not be less than thirty calendar days.(d) At least thirty calendar days prior to the start of an open application period, the department of health shall publish a public notice of the open application period at least once in a daily newspaper of statewide circulation and shall post the public notice on the department's website. The public notice shall include, at a minimum, the following information:(1) A brief description of the alternative destination type and services desired for designation, including the geographic area to be served;(2) The maximum number of alternative destination sites the department of health intends to designate by geographic area;(3) The target population to be served in terms of the estimated number of patients and the patients' health needs within the geographic area to be served;(4) The date and time the open application period begins and ends;(5) Where and how to obtain an application form;(6) Where and how to submit an application form;(7) The date, time, and place of a pre-application meeting to be held, if any;(8) The name, phone number, or electronic mail address of the contact person to whom inquiries may be addressed; and(9) Any other information the department of health deems appropriate.(e) An applicant shall submit a completed application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department of health.(f) Applications shall be submitted to the department of health no later than the end of the open application period.(g) If an applicant believes any portion of an application contains information that should be withheld as confidential, the applicant shall request in writing nondisclosure of designated proprietary data to be kept confidential and shall provide justification to support confidentiality. The applicant shall clearly mark the designated proprietary data in the application.(h) Information and statements provided in an application shall become conditions of a designation as an alternative destination if the application is selected, and failure to satisfy the conditions may be cause for suspension or revocation pursuant to section 11-72-80. [Eff 4/30/2020] (Auth: HRS § 321-224.2) (Imp: HRS § 321-224.2)