Sacred Heart Medical Center v. Nez Perce County

WALTERS, Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Sacred Heart Medical Center (SHMC) on its claim to recover payment for services rendered pursuant to Idaho’s medical indigency statutes, chapters 34 and 35, title 31, Idaho Code. Because we hold the district court’s interpretation of I.C. § 31-3511(4) authorizing approval of the application by default to be error as a matter of law, we vacate the summary judgment and remand this case for further proceedings before the district court.

HISTORICAL AND PROCEDURAL FACTS

Mary J., an Idaho resident, applied…