Supreme Court of New Jersey
Saint Peter’s University Hospital, Appellant-Respondent v. Clifton R. Lacy, M.D.
August 11, 2005185 N.J. 1
Summary
The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and upheld the Department's regulations requiring all licensed children's hospitals to operate a Regional Perinatal Center without a certificate of need, finding that the legislative designation of specialty acute care children's hospitals serves as a legislative finding of need that exempts the regulations from the certificate of need requirement. Justice Zazzali dissented, arguing the regulations conflict with the certificate of need statute.