<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-345" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority">
  <level label="a">
    <text>As to each hospital that files a notice of intent to close under § 10-344(a)(1)(i) of this subtitle, the Maryland Health Care Commission shall provide to the Authority and the Health Services Cost Review Commission notice that includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for a hospital that is located in a county with three or more hospitals, a statement that the hospital, in consultation with the Maryland Health Care Commission, held a public information hearing in the county where the hospital is located;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>for a hospital that is located in a county with fewer than three hospitals, notification of its finding on whether the proposed closing is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>in the public interest; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>not inconsistent with the State health plan or an institution-specific plan that the Maryland Health Care Commission developed; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the name and location of the hospital and the scheduled date of the closure.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Maryland Health Care Commission shall submit the notifications required under this section at least 150 days before the scheduled date of the closure.</text>
  </level>
</section>
