3701-12-12 Procedures for public hearing during the course of certificate of need review.

(A) Any person present at the public hearing shall be afforded an opportunity to present testimony.

(B) A request to testify shall be made to the presiding officer on a registration form provided by the presiding officer prior to the beginning of each public hearing.

(C) Questions may be asked of any witness by the presiding officer and by any member of the director’s staff or, if applicable, the HSA’s staff. Others in attendance at the hearing shall be permitted by the presiding officer to ask reasonable questions of witnesses or others present. In no event shall the presiding officer permit cross-examination of witnesses or other questioning inappropriate to a nonevidentiary hearing.

(D) At the hearing, any person shall have the right to be represented by counsel and to present oral or written arguments and evidence relevant to the matter which is the subject of the hearing.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 04/16/2009 and 04/15/2014

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3702.57

Rule Amplifies: 3702.51, 3702.52, 3702.57

Prior Effective Dates: 12/21/1982 (Emer.), 3/19/83, 8/21/86, 7/23/87 (Emer.), 10/12/87