Regional Transportation District v. University of Colorado Hospital Authority

Opinion by

Judge ROTHENBERG.

In this action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, defendant, the University of Colorado Hospital Authority (University Hospital) appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Regional Transportation District (RTD). The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether § 10-4-708.5, C.R.S. (1994 Repl.Vol. 4A) applies to hospitals. Because we conclude that it does not, we reverse.

On October 31, 1992, a doctor at University Hospital treated a patient who had been involved in a bus accident, and University Hospital sent a bill for the use of its…