Adventist Health Care Inc. v. Maryland Health Care Commission

The Maryland Health Care Commission (“Commission”), one of the appellees herein, is required by Md.Code (1982, 2005 Replacement Volume), § 19-118 of the Health-General Article, 1 “at least every 5 years,” to adopt a State health plan (“SHP”), § (a)(1), that shall include “[t]he methodologies, standards, and criteria for certificate of need review....” § 19-118(a)(2)(i). Moreover, the Commission is charged with developing standards and policies consistent with the SHP that relate to the Certificate of Need (“CON”) process. § 19-118(d)(1). 2 These standards, inter alia, “[s]hall address the…