An application submitted by the proponent(s) of any proposal shall be logged in and shown as received on the business day of its receipt unless the Department is barred by law, rule, or regulation from accepting such application.
The Department shall determine if the application is complete according to its rules and regulations within the prescribed period of time as provided for in this Section of the CON Review Manual.
If, after review has begun, additional clarifying information is requested, the applicant shall have fifteen (15) calendar days to submit the information, and, upon request of the applicant, the review period shall be extended fifteen (15) calendar days.
Until it is deemed complete, an applicant may submit additional material.
Members of the public, third-party payors, and all other affected persons may submit material to the Department at any time during the first fifteen (15) calendar days following the date the application is deemed complete.
Entry of an application into review shall cause timely notice to the public to be published on the Department's website that the application has been accepted by the Department and entered into review, and that the public is invited to comment on the application for a period of fifteen (15) calendar days from the deemed complete date, and the deadline date and time shall be clearly specified. Likewise, notice to the applicant shall be issued by mail, notifying recipients that the application has been accepted by the Department and entered into review.
15 Miss. Code. R. 9-91-3.7