Baptist Hospital, Inc. v. Humana of Kentucky, Inc.

LESTER, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing the complaint of appellant which filing had been styled a “[cjomplaint for advice and declaration of rights and for injunctive relief,” and brought pursuant to the provisions of KRS 418.040 et seq. and CR 65.01.

In 1980, the General Assembly enacted what became KRS Chapter 216B which had as its prime goal the garnering of federal funds by health care facilities through the formulation of a “State Health Plan.” The lofty purposes of the legislation were set forth in KRS 216B.010 as an effort:... to insure that the citizens of this…