C.__The application must include a signed copy of the original cooperative agreement and must state all consideration passing to any party under the agreement.

D.__The parties to a cooperative agreement shall submit copies of the application and all the accompanying materials to the Attorney General and the Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance at the time they file the application with the department.

Copies of the application and all accompanying materials filed by the applicant, public comments, records of the department maintained with regard to the application and copies of the letter of intent filed for a merger may be examined at an office of the department.

3.__Public notice.__Within 10 business days of the filing of an application under this section, the department shall give public notice of the filing as follows.

A.__The department shall publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in Kennebec County and in a newspaper published within the service area in which the proposed cooperative agreement would be effective.

B.__The department shall provide notice by mailing copies of the application and letter of intent, if any, to all persons who request notification from the department.

C.__Notice under this subsection must include:

(1)__A brief description of the proposal;

(2)__A description of the review process and schedule; and

(3)__A statement of the availability of the application and records pertaining to it and letter of intent as provided in subsection 2.

4.__Procedure for department review. The following procedures apply to review by the department of an application filed under this section.