2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 40 Public health and safety :: RS 40:2254.6 Revocation of certificate by department

§2254.6.  Revocation of certificate by department

A.  The department shall revoke a certificate previously granted by the department if it determines that the cooperative agreement is not resulting in lower health care costs or greater access to or quality of health care than would occur in absence of the agreement.

B.  A certificate may not be revoked by the department without giving notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the department as follows:

(1)  Written notice of the proposed revocation must be given to the parties to the agreement for which the certificate was issued at least one hundred twenty days before the effective date of the proposed revocation.

(2)  A hearing shall be provided prior to revocation if a party to the agreement submits a written request for a hearing to the department within thirty calendar days after notice is mailed to the party under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3)  Within thirty calendar days after receipt of the request for a hearing, the department shall hold a public hearing to determine whether or not to revoke the certificate.

C.  The department shall make its final decision and serve the parties with written findings of fact and conclusions of law in support of its decision within thirty days after the conclusion of the hearing or, if no hearing is requested, within thirty days of the date of expiration of the time to request a hearing.

Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.