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Appeals Court to decide whether lack of public hearing could kill a CON

The outcome of a legal dispute over a new hospital emergency department in Buncombe County could depend on a state law requiring a public hearing. The state Appeals Court will decide in the months ahead whether the absence of a public hearing jeopardizes the certificate of need for a new Mission Health emergency department in Candler.

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Recent CON decisions threatened by absence of public hearings

A recent decision in a legal dispute from western North Carolina could shake up multiple cases involving state certificates of need. The decision prompted one of the state’s largest health care providers to file a friend-of-the-court brief Monday.

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