| (a) A hospital operating under a Certificate of Public
Advantage (COPA) shall conduct a live, annual public hearing that
is held face-to-face either in-person or using synchronous audiovisual
interaction between the meeting attendees to obtain input from the
public regarding the hospital's COPA.
(1) The public hearing must occur no sooner than one
month before and no later than the anniversary of the date the Texas
Health and Human Services Commission issued the COPA.
(2) If the hospital operating under the COPA holds
the hearing in-person, the hearing shall take place within the geographic
service area of the hospital operating under the COPA. The location
shall be open to the public.
(b) At least 14 calendar days before the public hearing,
the hospital operating under the COPA shall publicly advertise the
hearing's details, including its date, time, location, and method
of participation, by:
(1) posting a notice on the website of each hospital
operating under the COPA or on a different webpage available through
a hyperlink that is located prominently on the website's home page;
(2) posting the information on each social media account
maintained by each hospital operating under the COPA; and
(3) notifying local news media, including print, internet,
and broadcast outlets.
(c) During the hearing, the hospital operating under
the COPA shall receive oral and written comments from the public regarding
the COPA.
(d) The hospital operating under the COPA shall make
an audio and video recording of the hearing and maintain the recording
for one year from the hearing date.
(e) The hospital operating under the COPA shall provide
information about the hearing in the annual report required by §567.34
of this subchapter (relating to Annual Report), including:
(1) an unedited copy of the hearing recording required
by subsection (d) of this section in a format accessible by HHSC;
(2) a summary of all oral and written comments received
at the public hearing;
(3) a copy of any written comments received;
(4) any responses or actions planned in response to
comments received;
(5) the number of persons who attended the hearing;
(6) the date and time of the hearing;
(7) the duration of the hearing; and
(8) the names and titles of all individuals representing
the hospital at the hearing.
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