East Tennessee Health Improvement Council, Inc. v. Tennessee Health Facilities Commission

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff East Tennessee Health Improvement Council, Inc. has appealed from the dismissal of its “PETITION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW” of the decision of defendant Tennessee Health Facilities Commission (Commission).

Plaintiff, a private non-profit corporation, is an “areawide health planning agency” within the meaning of T.C.A. § 53-5403(a).

As the designated area-wide health planning agency for Tennessee Health Services Area II which includes Knox County, plaintiff is charged with the responsibility for (1) reviewing applications made by health care institutions for certificates…