St. James Community Hospital v. Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services

St. James Community Hospital appeals from an order of the Lewis and Clark County District Court granting summary judgment to the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) in an action for declaratory judgment. The hospital brought suit for a judicial determination that by enacting House Bill 269 (the 1975-1977 legislative appropriations bill), the Montana Legisla ture intended that Montana hospitals participating in the federal Medicaid program be reimbursed on the basis of their “full and adequate costs” rather then their “reasonable costs” as defined in the federal medicaid…