University of Utah Hospital v. Board of County Commissioners

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

In November of 1983 Connie Kehoe, a resident of Twin Falls County, was treated at the University of Utah Hospital for a drug overdose. When Kehoe did not pay her bill, the hospital sought payment from Twin Falls County pursuant to Idaho’s medical indigency statutes. The Board of Commissioners of Twin Falls County denied the application. On review, the district court upheld the board’s decision. The hospital has appealed. We affirm.

The hospital presents two principal issues for resolution: first, whether a document submitted to the county by the hospital within three days…