(a) Each application will be reviewed by the department for completeness, relevance to the published request for applications, adherence to department policies, general quality, technical merit, and budget appropriateness.
(b) The department may invite advisors from outside the department to review applications and make recommendations for funding. Advisors from outside the department shall receive no compensation or reimbursement for expenses. Advisors may not be a current or potential applicant for a grant, loan, or loan guarantee on which the advisors would be making recommendations.
(c) An application from a public hospital will be given preference over an application from a nonprofit hospital.
(d) Evaluation of an application will consider applicant information relating to criteria delineating the health care needs of the rural area and community served by the applicant, the financial need of the applicant related to the specific project, and the probability that the applicant will effectively and efficiently use the money obtained through a grant, loan or loan guarantee.

Source Note: The provisions of this §30.202 adopted to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 10395