State v. Thompson

Hicks, J. —

This action was commenced in this court as a RAP 16.2 original action against a state officer. Under RAP 16.2(d), the commissioner transferred the matter to the Thurston County Superior Court.

The case presents a dispute between certain providers of nursing care facilities (respondents) and Gerald Thompson, as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), over reimbursement for property costs incurred in the care of Medicaid patients. DSHS appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of the nursing facilities. We affirm the trial court.

The trial court found…