Department of Public Welfare v. Presbyterian Medical Center

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This limited appeal concerns the question of whether jurisdiction over claims for reimbursement under the Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Program that were filed prior to 2003 properly lays in the Board of Claims.

Appellant, Presbyterian Medical Center of Oakmont (“Oakmont”) is a non-profit operator of a licensed nursing facility in Allegheny County and an enrolled provider in the Pennsylvania Medical Assistance (“MA”) Program,1 a state plan for funding the provision of medical care and services to individuals in need of government aid, conducted with the assistance of…