Gazelka v. St. Peter's Hosp.

Justice Laurie McKinnon delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***2¶1 Jessica Gazelka appeals from an order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, granting St. Peter's Hospital (the Hospital) partial summary judgment. We affirm on alternate grounds and address the following issue:

Does Montana's Preferred Provider Agreements Act violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Montana Constitution?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 This is the second appeal in this case and we previously set forth a detailed factual background in Gazelka v. St. Peter's Hospital , 2015 MT 127, 379…