Legal Opinion

Methodist Homes for the Aging v. Stewart

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 10, 1992No. 2900438PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal involving competing applications for a Certificate of Need (CON) to operate additional hospital beds in Lee County. The issuance of a CON is a prerequisite to the offering or operation of any new institutional health service in this state by any individual or entity. § 22-21-265(a), Ala. Code 1975. All CON applications are reviewed by the State Health Planning Agency (SHPA), which may, in its reasonable discretion, grant or deny an application if it is consistent with the State Health Plan. § 22-21-266, Ala. Code 1975.

In July 1989 Methodist Homes for the Aging (Methodist)…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ex Parte State Dept. of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  2. Ex Parte Four Seasons, Ltd.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  3. Mobile Infirmary Ass'n v. EmfingerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  4. AUBURN MED. CENTER v. Health Care Auth.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  5. Auburn Medical Center, Inc. v. East Alabama Health Care AuthoritySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Colonial Mgmt. Group v. State Health Planning and Dev. AgencyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
  2. Ex Parte Crestwood Hosp. & Nursing Home, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1995
  3. Clark v. FancherCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
  4. State Health Plan. v. Baptist Health SystemCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  5. Ex Parte Beverly Enterprises-Alabama, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001

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