Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center v. Ada County

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Ltd. (St. Alphonsus), appeals from the order of the district court dismissing its petition for review of Ada County Board of Commissioners’ (the Board) denial of an application for medical indigency assistance. The district court concluded that a provider does not have standing to request judicial review of a board of county commissioners’ decision to deny a medical indigency application. We vacate the order of dismissal, and remand this case to the district court for further proceedings.

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