It is declared to be the public policy of this state that the establishment and modification of health care institutions, facilities and services shall be accomplished in a manner that is orderly, economical and consistent with the effective development of necessary and adequate means of providing for the health care of the people of Tennessee. To this end, this section shall be equitably applied to all health care entities, regardless of ownership or type, except those owned and operated by the United States government.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1603
Policy
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Tri-Cities Holdings LLC v. Tennessee Administrative Procedures Division (2017)
Most recently applied in Tri-Cities Holdings LLC v. Tennessee Administrative Procedures Division (May 2017)
Acts 2002, ch. 780, § 4.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.