State of Ga. v. Stuckey Health Care

Sognier, Judge.

Stuckey Health Care, Inc., the owner and operator of nursing home facilities in Georgia, brought suit against the State of Georgia and the Department of Medical Assistance (DMA), an agency thereof, to recover Medicaid reimbursement for certain patients pursuant to its provider agreement. The trial court granted Stuckey’s motion for summary judgment and denied that of the State and DMA. This appeal ensued.

The record reveals that in August 1982, 33 patients at South Carolina State Hospital relocated to Georgia and were placed in appellee’s nursing homes. At that time, appellants…