Sioux Valley Hospital Ass'n v. Bryan

HENDERSON, Justice.

PARTIES/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

For purposes of convenience and clarity, we shall refer to appellant/Sioux Valley Hospital as Hospital and appellee/Jones County as County. Jason and Randee Bryan are denominated as Bryans. Hospital seeks reimbursement from County for costs of $914.75 incurred during emergency air transportation of an indigent County resident. Hospital additionally asserts that the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to decide the case due to County’s failure to avail itself of an administrative remedy. The circuit court ruled that it had jurisdiction to decide…