Judicial Review — Home Health Agencies

Judicial Review — Home Health Agencies. Judicial review of final orders pertaining to a Certificate of Need for a home health agency, as defined in Miss. Code Ann. § 41-7-173, shall be governed by Miss. Code Ann. § 41-7-201(1). Appeals shall be filed within thirty (30) days after the date of the final order in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, Page 44 — Mississippi State Department of Health or, in the case of an order disapproving an application, in the chancery court of the county where the proposed service was to be provided. The standards of review and record-certification requirements applicable to CON appeals shall apply to home health agency appeals to the extent provided by Miss. Code Ann. § 41-7-201(1). Awards of costs, fees, reasonable expenses, and attorney fees shall be governed by Rule 5.23 of this Manual and applicable law. The appeal-bond requirement applicable to appeals governed by Rule 5.21 does not apply to home health agency appeals unless otherwise provided by law. Supreme Court review of home health agency Certificate of Need appeals shall be governed by Miss. Code Ann. § 41-7-201(1)(d).