Legal Opinion
Caritas Services, Inc. v. Department of Social & Health Services
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 3, 1994No. 59181-4PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) directly appeals the trial court’s decision on summary judgment that amendments to RCW 74.46 (the Nursing Homes Auditing and Cost Reimbursement Act of 1980) and related regulations violate the impairment of contracts and due process clauses of the state and federal constitutions by retroactively reducing nursing home reimbursement rates under the Medicaid program. The provisions at issue concern the valuation of land for purposes of calculating a nursing home’s return on investment allowance. We affirm.
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