University of Utah Hospital v. Clerk of Minidoka County

BAKES, Justice.

This is another case in the long and continuing stream of litigation that flows from Idaho’s medical indigency statutes. Appellant Minidoka county appeals from a district court decision which reversed the Minidoka County Commissioners’ denial of medical indigency assistance as claimed by the University of Utah Hospital (hospital) on behalf of an Idaho family. We reverse and remand to the Board of County Commissioners of Minidoka County.

The Hendersons were residents of Minidoka County and on July 9, 1981, Theressa Henderson gave birth to a premature infant at Magic Valley…