MRI at Belfair, LLC v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

On appeal, MRI at Belfair, LLC (Belfair) contends the Administrative Law Court (ALC) erred in finding Coastal Carolina Medical Center’s (Coastal) changes to its proposed MRI project were not substantial, and, therefore, not a new project under South Carolina Code of Regulations 61-15 section 605 (Supp.2010). Specifically, Belfair contends the ALC (1) failed to properly apply the relevant statutory and regulatory provisions governing the issuance of a certifícate of need (CON); (2) erred in finding Coastal’s changes were not substantial when Belfair presented substantial evidence to the…