[§323D-80]  License renewal.  No license
to operate a hospital may be issued or renewed by the department of health
pursuant to this chapter, and a license which has been issued shall be subject
to revocation or suspension, if:



(1)  There is an acquisition of a hospital without
first having received the approval of the agency under this part;



(2)  There is an acquisition of a hospital without the
approval of the attorney general, if the attorney general determines that a
review of the application is appropriate under this part;



(3)  There is an acquisition of a hospital and the
attorney general disapproves the acquisition and there is a judicial
determination that the acquisition is not in the public interest; or



(4)  The hospital is not fulfilling its commitment
under section 323D-77 or is not following procedures or safeguards required
under section 323D-77(4).



This section does not limit the right to a
hearing or the right of appeal for a hospital from such decision. [L 1998, c
257, pt of §1]