HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       1929

(5)          A STATEMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS
SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES OR THAT SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE APPLICANT FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE HOME; AND

(6)           A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM PROPOSED.

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(A) WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION
FOR AN INITIAL PERMIT AND A LICENSE, THE SECRETARY SHALL

INVESTIGATE THE APPLICATION AND A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE

COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPOSED GROUP HOME OR LARGE GROUP HOME

IS TO BE LOCATED. SHALL:

(1)    INFORM THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY THAT AN
APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE OF A GROUP HOME OR LARGE GROUP
HOME HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE;

(2)    INVESTIGATE THE APPLICATION AND MAKE ALL

FINDINGS, AS A RESULT THEREOF, KNOWN TO THE LOCAL GOVERNING

BODY;

(3)    HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE COUNTY IN
WHICH THE PROPOSED HOME IS TO    BE LOCATED IN ORDER TO ASSURE
THAT THE HOME WILL BE ACCEPTED    IN THE COMMUNITY FOR WHICH XT
IS PROPOSED;

(4) ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AS

CLOSE TO THE PROPOSED LOCATION AS FEASIBLE;

(1) (5) THE SECRETARY SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF
THE HEARING AT LEAST TWICE IN 1 WEEK IN EACH OF TWO
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE PRIVATE GROUP
HOME IS TO BE LOCATED. IF THERE IS ONLY ONE NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY, THE NOTICE SHALL BE IN THAT PAPER.
IF NO NEWSPAPERS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY, NOTICE SHALL
BE PUBLISHED IN ONE OR MORE NEWSPAPERS HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL
CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY.; AND

(2) (6) THE NOTICE SHALL SPECIFY IN THE

NOTICE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

(I)    THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT,

(II)   THE TYPE OF PROGRAM PROPOSED,

(III)  THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED FACILITY
HOME, AND

(IV)   THE TIME, PLACE, AND DATE OF THE
PROPOSED HEARING.

(3) (B) THE FILE CONTAINING THE APPLICATION
AND THE RESULTS OF ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR OTHER PAPERS, SHALL
BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL THE HEARING IS CONCLUDED.