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§ 97440. Timing of Review of Notice and Tolling.

22 CA ADC § 97440Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: December 18, 2023

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 22. Social Security
Division 7. Health Planning and Facility Construction (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11.5. Promotion of Competitive Health Care Markets; Health Care Affordability
Article 1. Material Change Transactions and Pre-Transaction Review
Effective: December 18, 2023
22 CCR § 97440
§ 97440. Timing of Review of Notice and Tolling.
Currentness
(a) Timing of Review of Notice. For purposes of this subsection, a notice shall be deemed complete by the Office on the date when all of the information required by section 97438 of these regulations has been submitted to the Office by all health care entities who are parties to the transaction and required to submit under section 97435(b).
(1) Subject to subsection (b), should OHCA determine it will not conduct a CMIR, OHCA will notify the submitters of this determination within 45 days after the filing of a complete notice. The Office and the submitter may agree to a later date by mutual agreement, which shall be in writing and specify the date on which the Office and the parties have agreed.
(2) Subject to subsection (b), should OHCA determine it will conduct a CMIR, it will notify the submitters of that determination within 60 days after the filing of a complete notice.
(3) Should the scope of the transaction materially change from that outlined in the initial notice, the 45-day and 60-day periods shall be restarted by the Office.
(b) Tolling of 45-day and 60-day periods.
(1) The 45-day and 60-day periods shall be tolled during any time period in which the Office has requested and is awaiting further information from the parties to a material change transaction necessary to complete its review.
(2) The Office shall toll the 45-day and 60-day periods during any time period in which review of the transaction by another state agency, federal regulatory agency, or court may impact the Office's determination.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 127501 and 127501.2, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 127507.2, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 12-18-2023 as an emergency; operative 12-18-2023 (Register 2023, No. 51). Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 127501.2, subdivision (b), this regulation shall be repealed by operation of law on 12-19-2028 unless the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulation is promulgated by the Department of Health Care Affordability pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of title 2, of the Government Code before that date.
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 97440, 22 CA ADC § 97440
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