McKesson Corp. v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

¶ 1 The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (“AHCCCS”) appeals the superior court’s determination that AHCCCS lacked jurisdiction and legal authority to bring an enforcement action against McKes-son Corporation under Arizona’s False Claims Act.1 As explained below, because AHCCCS adopted administrative rules2 that limited its authority to impose civil penalties only against “providers,” we affirm the decision of the superior court insofar as it determined that AHCCCS did not have the legal authority to impose penalties against McKes-son for the time period in which…