The Secretary shall promulgate regulations with force of law to establish all matters regarding the applications for certificates of necessity and convenience, and shall establish the standards to insure that the information required from the petitioners shall be that which is necessary and pertinent for the evaluation of the application.Prior to the approval of the regulations, the Secretary shall hold public hearings, notifying the interested persons by publication in two newspapers of general circulation. The notice shall be published at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing is held. The Secretary shall promulgate the regulations within a period not to exceed six (6) months, counting from the date this act takes effect. History —Nov. 7, 1975, No. 2, p. 922, added as § 10 on July 26, 1979, No. 189, p. 521, § 3; renumbered as § 22 and amended on Sept. 19, 1983, No. 16, p. 385, § 10.
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