SCOTTSDALE HEALTHCARE, INC. v. AHCCCS

Nos. CV-02-0190-PR, CV-02-0218-PR, CV-02-0220-PR.

75 P.3d 91 (2003)

206 Ariz. 1

SCOTTSDALE HEALTHCARE, INC., dba Scottsdale Healthcare—OSBORN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, an agency of the State of Arizona; and Phyllis Biedess, in her capacity as Director, Defendants-Appellants. Banner Health System, a North Dakota non-profit Corporation, dba Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration, an agency of the State of Arizona; and Phyllis Biedess, in her capacity as Director, Defendants-Appellants. Banner Health System, a North Dakota non-profit Corporation, dba Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration, an agency of the State of Arizona; and Phyllis Biedess, in her capacity as Director, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Reconsideration Denied October 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gammage & Burnham, P.L.C, By Richard B. Burnham, Cameron C. Artigue, Susan L. Watchman and Aaron C. Schepler, Phoenix, Attorneys for Consolidated Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Johnston & Kelly, P.L.C., By Logan T. Johnston, Phoenix, Attorney for Defendants-Appellants.


OPINION

RYAN, Justice.

¶ 1 Undocumented aliens are eligible for publicly funded medical coverage only for an emergency medical condition. See Ariz.Rev.Stat. ("A.R.S.") § 36-2905.05(A) (Supp.1997).1 If a hospital provides medical treatment for the emergency medical condition of an undocumented alien, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System ("AHCCCS") will reimburse the hospital for the costs of the care. A.R...

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