Legal Opinion
King County Public Hospital District No. 2 v. Department of Health
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 2013No. 87574-0PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
González, J.
¶1 Rival hospice organizations challenge the Washington State Department of Health’s decision (ap*366proved by a health law judge) to grant a certificate of need to Odyssey in connection with settling a federal lawsuit. The King County Superior Court revoked the certificate and remanded. The Court of Appeals reversed and reinstated Odyssey’s certificate of need. We affirm that decision.
I. Background
¶2 Since 1979, Washington has controlled the number of health care providers entering the market. Ch. 70.38 RCW; Univ. of Wash. Med. Ctr. v. Dep’t of Health, 164 Wn.2d 95, 99, 187 P.3d 243…
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