Jackson HMA, LLC v. Mississippi State Department of Health

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This interlocutory appeal involves two consolidated actions in which the trial court denied competing summary judgment motions. The following issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether the Certificate of Need (CON) statutes apply to the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC); if so, (2) whether the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) has the authority to create an exception regarding when UMMC is required to apply for a CON; and (3) if MSDH does not have that authority, whether the application of the CON statutes to UMMC is unconstitutional, as…