Assembly for the distribution of grants under the program.
Section 5. Applications for grants.
(a) Applications.--A distressed hospital may apply for a
grant under the program. The department shall develop the
application in a form determined by the department and make the
application available electronically on the department's
publicly accessible Internet website. To be eligible for a grant
under the program, a distressed hospital shall include any
information required by the department in the application,
including the certification under section 6.
(b) Consideration.--No later than 45 days after the
effective date of this subsection, the department shall receive
and consider applications on a rolling basis until funding for
grants under this act has been completely expended, or until
December 31, 2029, whichever occurs first.
Section 6. Certification requirements.
(a) Certification.--An applicant shall, in good faith,
certify all of the following to the department:
(1) The applicant is a distressed hospital and, if
applicable, meets one of the criteria specified under section
9 for a priority to receive a grant under the program.
(2) The distressed hospital will remain in operation and
does not intend to reduce services or cease operations within
two years of the date of receipt of a grant under the
program.
(3) The grant will be used to prevent the distressed
hospital from reducing services or ceasing operations.
(4) The grant will not be used to pay a remuneration to
the distressed hospital's executives, administrators or
administrative support staff.
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