Aries Healthcare of Illinois, Inc. v. Department of Public Aid

Plaintiff, Aries Healthcare of Illinois, Inc., d/b/a Riveredge Hospital (Riveredge), sought judicial review of the decision by the Department of Public Aid (Department) to deny Riveredge’s application for disproportionate-share-hospital (DSH) status. The circuit court affirmed the Department’s decision. Riveredge appeals, arguing the Department erred in refusing to consider additional information filed after an application deadline, in its review procedure, to correct River-edge’s accounting error in its initial application. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Riveredge is a licensed psychiatric hospital…