Case Name: COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, ET AL. APPELLANTS-RESPONDENTS, v. FRED M. JACOBS, M.D., J.D., ETC., RESPONDENT, AND VIRTUA-WEST JERSEY HOSPITAL-MARLTON, INTERVENOR-MOVANT, AND DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER, INTERVENOR-RESPONDENT
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2007-11-29
Citations: 193 N.J. 271
Docket Number: 
Parties: COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, ET AL. APPELLANTS-RESPONDENTS, v. FRED M. JACOBS, M.D., J.D., ETC., RESPONDENT, AND VIRTUA-WEST JERSEY HOSPITA—MARLTON, INTERVENOR-MOVANT, AND DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER, INTERVENOR-RESPONDENT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 193
Pages: 271–271

Head Matter:
937 A.2d 975
COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, ET AL. APPELLANTS-RESPONDENTS, v. FRED M. JACOBS, M.D., J.D., ETC., RESPONDENT, AND VIRTUA-WEST JERSEY HOSPITA—MARLTON, INTERVENOR-MOVANT, AND DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER, INTERVENOR-RESPONDENT.
November 29, 2007.

Opinion:
This matter having been duly presented to the Court, and it appearing that new regulations designed to satisfy the Court's opinion of May 31, 2007, reported at 191 N.J. 125, 922 A.2d 731, have been adopted but shall not be effective until published on December 17, 2007, the motion for clarification (M-465) is granted. The existing licensees may continue their participation in the Atlantic C-PORT-E study demonstration project pending promulgation of the new regulations and issuance of new licenses thereunder, provided that the regulations are published, as expected, on December 17, 2007, and that the process of reviewing applications for certificates of need and the issuance of licenses is accelerated by the Department of Health and Senior Services for completion as expeditiously as possible consistent with the Health Care Facilities Planning Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 to -26, and the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 to -25.