High Watch Recovery Center, Inc. v. Dept. of Public Health

Summary

The court held that High Watch lacked standing to appeal the approval of a competing facility's certificate of need because it was neither statutorily nor classically aggrieved. The certificate-of-need statute protects the public's general access to health care, not individual competitors from financial harm, and High Watch's intervenor status and alleged undisclosed settlement discussions did not establish a specific, personal, and legal interest. The court therefore affirmed dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.