St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center v. Pennington County

SABERS, Justice.

Jurisdictional Statement

This matter is before the South Dakota Supreme Court based on a request for cer*341tification filed by the Honorable Andrew W. Bogue, Senior United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota, Western Division, pursuant to SDCL 15-24A-1 and this court’s acceptance order dated July 28, 1986.

QUESTION OF LAW TO BE ANSWERED

Whether an out-of-state hospital can recover from a county for emergency medical services provided to an indigent person where that hospital does not come within the statutory definition of a hospital as set forth in SDCL…