[§323D-74]  Hearings.  (a)  The agency,
after consultation with the attorney general, shall, if appropriate, hold a
public hearing during the course of review, which hearing may be held jointly
with the certificate of need review panel or the statewide health coordinating
council, and in which any person may file written comments and exhibits or
appear and make a statement.  The agency or the attorney general may subpoena
additional information or witnesses, require and administer oaths, require
sworn statements, take depositions, and use related discovery procedures for
purposes of the hearing and at any time prior to making a decision on the
application.



(b)  The hearing shall be held no later than
sixty days after receipt of a complete application.  The hearing shall be held
upon ten working days notice, not including days the application is deemed to
be incomplete. [L 1998, c 257, pt of §1]