10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 503, § 8-2
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, only a person who is a full-time employee of the Department with responsibilities for the Certificate of Need program, a consultant to the project or a policy expert pursuant to section 338 may communicate with the Commissioner regarding any application for a Certificate of Need or any Letter of Intent. Nothing in this section limits the authority and obligation of the staff of the Department with responsibility for the Certificate of Need program to meet with, or otherwise communicate with, any person who is not a Department employee and who wants to provide information to be considered in connection with an application for a Certificate of Need. 22 M.R.S.A. Sec.335(2).
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 503, § 8-2