ST. JOHN MED. CENTER v. STATE EX REL. DSHS

No. 26390-4-II.

38 P.3d 383 (2002)

ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, a division of Peacehealth, a Washington nonprofit corporation, Respondent, v. STATE of Washington, acting through its DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

January 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kara Anne Larsen, Assistant Atty. Gen./ DSHS, Olympia, for Appellant.

Arden John Olson, Harrang Long Gary Rudnick PC, Eugene, OR, for Respondent.

Karen Olson Rasmussen, Lisa Gould, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Sanford E. Pitler, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae Auburn Regional Medical Center.


SEINFELD, J.

This fee dispute between St. John Medical Center, a medical service provider, and the State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) raises a question of contract interpretation. We conclude that the fee-for-service agreement at issue was a unilateral contract and that statutes, rules, and regulations adopted after the parties entered into the agreement but before...

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