| (2) For certificates of public advantage involving | mergers, at least once between 12 and 30 months after | the transaction described in the cooperative agreement | has closed. |
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| B.__In its discretion, the department may conduct additional | supervisory activities by: |
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| (1)__Soliciting and reviewing written submissions from | the certificate holders, the Attorney General, the | Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance or the | public; |
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| (2)__ Conducting a hearing in accordance with Title 5, | chapter 375, subchapter 4 and the department's | administrative hearings rules; or |
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| (3)__Using any alternative procedures appropriate under | the circumstances. |
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| C.__The department shall notify the certificate holders if | it intends to consider the imposition of any additional | conditions or measures authorized under subsection 3.__If | the department notifies certificate holders under this | paragraph, the certificate holders may request and are | entitled to a hearing in accordance with Title 5, chapter | 375, subchapter 4. |
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| D.__A decision of the department regarding additional | supervisory activities is governed by the standards set | forth in subsection 3.__The burden of proof is on the | parties seeking any remedial order.__A remedial order may | not issue unless the basis for it is established by a | preponderance of the evidence. |
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| | 3.__Standards governing additional supervisory activities. The | provisions of this subsection govern the standards of any | additional supervisory activities conducted under subsection 2. |
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| A.__If the department determines in any additional | supervisory activities conducted under subsection 2 that the | certificate holders are not in substantial compliance with | any conditions included in the certificate under section | 1844, subsection 5 or in a consent decree entered into by | the department, the department may at its discretion: |
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| (1) Impose additional conditions to secure compliance | with any conditions included in the certificate or | consent decree; or |
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