IHC Hospitals, Inc. v. Board of Commissioners

SWANSTROM, Judge.

Intermountain Health Care Hospitals, Inc. (IHC) and the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) provided emergency medical treatment to a medically indigent patient. The hospitals filed claims with Bonneville and Bingham counties, seeking reimbursement for the cost of the services from the county responsible for payment under I.C. § 31-3506. The commissioners of both counties denied responsibility. The hospitals appealed the commissioners’ decisions to the district court in each county. The district court consolidated the appeals and ultimately decided that Bingham…