Citizens' Ambulance Service Inc. v. Gateway Health Plan

TODD, J.:

¶ 1 Citizens’ Ambulance Service (“Citizens”) appeals the trial court’s September 21, 2001 Order sustaining the preliminary objections of Appellee Gateway Health Plan (“Gateway”) on the basis that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because Citizens had not exhausted its administrative remedies prior to filing suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County. Upon review, we reverse and remand.

¶ 2 Citizens is a not-for-profit corporation that provides emergency and non-emergency ambulance service in Indiana County and in portions of adjoining counties. Citizens is licensed by the…