Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia, Inc. v. Stroube

BENTON, Judge.

The trial judge ruled that Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia, a regional health planning agency that was a party to an administrative proceeding under Article 1.1 of Title 32.1, did not have standing to appeal the State Health Commissioner’s decision approving a hospital’s application for *302a certificate of public need. Health Systems Agency contends the trial judge erred in dismissing its petition for appeal. We affirm the trial judge’s standing decision and the order dismissing Health Systems’ petition.

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As a prelude to considering the circumstances of this case, we…