Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 197.47 - Scheduling and announcement of hearings(a) Wherever possible, the Hearing Board will schedule a hearing to be held within 30 days of the last date for filing reply briefs or, when a prehearing conference is held, within 30 days of the conference unless this time is extended by mutual agreement of the parties and the Hearing Board.(b) The Hearing Board will determine the location of the hearing. The hearing will be in the county where the health care facility in question is situated, if possible; otherwise, the hearing will be held in the health service area in which the certificate of need application arises.(c) The time, date and place of the hearing will be announced by the Hearing Board in the following manner: (1) By written notice to parties of record no later than 21 days before the hearing date.(2) By publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the certificate of need application arises. The publication will occur at least 14 days before the date of the hearing.(3) By publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 14 days before the date of the hearing.(d) The notices required by subsections (c)(2) and (3) shall include the time within which petitions to intervene shall be filed with the Hearing Board.The provisions of this § 197.47 adopted May 1, 1981, effective 5/2/1981, 11 Pa.B. 1455. This section cited in 37 Pa. Code § 197.15 (relating to recording of proceedings).