Section 11-72-76 - Granting of designation(a) The department of health shall grant designation to an application that has been evaluated as meeting the minimum requirements of section 11-72-72, except when the number of applications evaluated as meeting the minimum requirements exceeds the maximum number of alternative destination sites to be designated as established in the public notice under section 11-72-71(d), in which case subsection (b) shall apply.(b) When the number of applications evaluated as meeting the minimum requirements exceeds the maximum number of alternative destination sites to be designated for a geographic area, the department of health may: (1) Grant designation to all applications regardless of the maximum number of alternative destination sites established in the public notice for the geographic area; or(2) Grant designation to the application or applications that the department of health determines to be the most advantageous to the State in meeting the maximum number of alternative destination sites established in the public notice for the geographic area; provided that a justification of this determination shall be included in each applicant's written evaluation.(c) Upon completion of the evaluation process, the department of health shall compile a list of applicants that were selected for designation and shall send the list to each applicant and post the list on the department's website.(d) The department of health shall issue a written notice of designation to each applicant selected for designation. The notice shall include, at a minimum: (1) The name and physical address of the alternative destination site;(2) The term of the designation; and(3) A statement of or reference to requirements that must be met to retain the designation pursuant to this subchapter.(e) An applicant aggrieved by a decision made pursuant to this section may request an appeal pursuant to section 11-72-81.[Eff 4/30/2020] (Auth: HRS § 321-224.2) (Imp: HRS § 321-224.2)