Healthkeepers, Inc. v. Richmond Ambulance Authority

Reversed and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge BERGER joined.

OPINION

GREGORY, Circuit Judge:

This case addresses whether ambulance services are encompassed within the definition of “emergency services” as articulated in 42 U.S.C. § 1396u (2011). Plaintiff-Appellant Healthkeepers, Inc. (hereinafter “Healthkeepers”) brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment that Defendant-Appellee Richmond Ambulance Authority (hereinafter the “Authority”) is required to comply with the rules laid out in § 1396u-2(b)(1)(D) since…