Catawba Memorial Hospital v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources

MARTIN, Judge.

The parties raise numerous issues by this appeal. We find three to be dispositive and, in view of our decisions with respect thereto, conclude that it is unnecessary to address the remainder. For the reasons set forth herein, the decision below is reversed in part and affirmed in part.

Respondents’ Appeal

By their first assignment of error, respondents contend that the superior court erred by reversing the Agency’s denial of Catawba’s request for a declaratory ruling. Declaratory rulings under the Administrative Procedure Act are governed by G.S. § 150B-4, which provides in…