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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-128" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Health Care Planning and Systems Regulation">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “aggrieved party” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An interested party who presented written comments on the application to the Commission and who would be adversely affected by the decision of the Commission on the project; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Secretary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The grounds for appeal by the Secretary shall be that the decision is inconsistent with the State health plan or adopted standards.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A decision of the Commission shall be the final decision for purposes of judicial review.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A request for a reconsideration will stay the final decision of the Commission for purposes of judicial review until a decision is made on the reconsideration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An aggrieved party may take a direct judicial appeal within 30 days of the final decision of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Commission is a necessary party to an appeal at all levels of the appeal.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>In the event of an adverse decision that affects its final decision, the Commission may apply within 30 days by writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals for review where:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Review is necessary to secure uniformity of decision, as where the same statute has been construed differently by 2 or more judges; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>There are other special circumstances that render it desirable and in the public interest that the decision be reviewed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
