Hawaii § 323D-45.1 - Ex parte contacts prohibited.
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§ 323D-45.1. Ex parte contacts prohibited.
(a) There shall be no ex parte contacts: (1) In the case of an application for a certificate of need, between the applicant for the certificate of need, any person acting on behalf of the applicant, any person in favor of the application or any person opposed to the issuance of a certificate of need and any person in the state agency who exercises any responsibility respecting the application, after the commencement of the state agency's review of the application and before the state agency makes a decision on the application, on any matter related to or arising out of the application for a certificate of need; (2) In the case of a proposed withdrawal of a certificate of need, between the holder of the certificate of need, any person acting on behalf of the holder, any person opposed to the withdrawal or any person in favor of the withdrawal and any person in the state agency who exercises any responsibility respecting withdrawal of the certificate of need, after the commencement of state agency proceedings on the proposed withdrawal and before the state agency makes a decision on the proposed withdrawal, on any matter related to or arising out of the proposed withdrawal of the certificate of need; and (3) In the case of an application for an exemption from obtaining a certificate of need, between the applicant for an exemption, any person acting on behalf of the applicant, any person in favor of the application or any person opposed to the application and any person in the state agency who exercises any responsibility respecting the application, after the commencement of the state agency's review of the application and before the state agency makes a decision on the application, on any matter related to or arising out of the application for an exemption from obtaining a certificate of need. (b) The prohibition against ex parte contacts shall not apply to any written communication or a copy thereof which is promptly filed as a public record with the state agency. [L 1980, c 75, §15] Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next
Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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