Phoenix Children's Hospital v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration

OPINION

BERCH, Judge.

¶ 1 Plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s determination that they may not file a declaratory judgment action pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“A.R.S.”) section 41-1034 (1992) to challenge an agency policy that they claim should have been promulgated as a rule pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act 1 (“APA”). Plaintiffs also appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their remaining claims for failure to exhaust their administrative remedies. We agree with the trial court and therefore affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

¶2 Plaintiffs are Arizona hospitals and…