S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-15.A.3.312

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-15.A.3.312 - Contact with the Board

1. After a Certificate of Need application has been filed with the Department, state and federal elected officials are prohibited from communicating with the Department with regard to the Certificate of Need application at any time. This prohibition does not include written communication of support or opposition to an application. Such written communication must be included in the administrative record.

2. From the date of publication of notice in the local newspaper that an application is being filed and until the date final review is requested under Section 401 of this regulation:

a. members of the Board and persons appointed by the Board to hold a final review conference on staff decisions may not communicate directly or indirectly with any person in connection with the application; and

b. no person shall communicate, or cause another to communicate, as to the merits of the application with members of the Board and persons appointed by the Board to hold a final review conference on staff decisions.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-15.A.3.312

Amended by State Register Volume 36, Issue No. 5, eff May 25, 2012; State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 04, eff. 4/26/2024.