St. Mary's Medical Center of Evansville, Inc. v. County Department of Public Welfare

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant-petitioner St. Mary's Medical Center of Evansville, Inc. (Hospital) appeals the denial of indigent funds by appel-lee-respondent Gibson County Department of Public Welfare (DPW).

We affirm.

Infant Michelle Wade (Infant) was born prematurely at Hospital and admitted three days later on August 30, 1982. Hospital did not file its Hospital Care for the Indigent (HCI) application with DPW for funds to cover Infant's expenses until October 1, 1982. DPW rejected Hospital's HCI application stating the statutory seven day deadline had passed. From further adverse…