Mercy Hospitals East Communities v. Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Chief Justice.

St. John’s Mercy Health System appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its claim challenging a rule promulgated by the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee (MHFRC) and applied to intervenor Patients First Community Hospital. St. John’s challenges the validity of the MHFRC rule that exempts new hospitals costing less than $1 million from the statutory requirement of obtaining a certificate of need. St. John’s has presented a ripe and justiciable controversy for review. The MHFRC rule regarding new hospitals is valid. The judgment is affirmed as…