Legal Opinion
Merle West Medical Center v. State Health Planning & Development Agency
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided November 23, 1988No. 85-482-CV; CA A43532PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeits, J.
The State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) appeals a judgment of the trial court reversing its decision that Merle West Medical Center’s (petitioner) proposed conversion of 17 acute care beds to 17 skilled nursing facility beds was subject to Certificate of Need (CON) review by SHPDA pursuant to ORS 442.320(1)(a). We hold that the trial court was without jurisdiction to decide the issue and reverse.
On January 28,1985, petitioner submitted a “letter of intent” to SHPDA detailing its plan to convert 19 acute care hospital beds to 19 skilled nursing facility beds. See ORS 442.320;…
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