Supreme Court's Action Renders Moot Commission's Appeal of Invalidation

The Industrial Commission’s appeal of a decision to invalidate a temporary rule on ambulatory surgical centers was rendered moot when the state Supreme Court declined to disturb the Court of Appeals’ determination that the state’s fee schedules were valid. Case: North Carolina Ambulatory Surgical Center Association v. Industrial Commission, No. COA17-701, 08/21/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly created new schedules of maximum fees for physicians and hospitals to be adopted under an expedited rule-making proce...