IN THE MATTER OF HOSPITALIZATION OF B.L.

No. 35904.

221 P.3d 520 (2009)

In the Matter of the Hospitalization of B.L. BHC INTERMOUNTAIN HOSPITAL, INC., Petitioner-Appellant, v. ADA COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Idaho, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, November 2009 Term.

December 1, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields, Chtd., Boise, for appellant. Mark C. Peterson argued.

Greg Bower, Ada County Prosecuting Attorney, Boise, for respondent. Claire S. Tardiff, Ada County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney argued.


BURDICK, Justice.

Appellant BHC Intermountain Hospital (Intermountain) appeals from the district court's order reversing the magistrate court's determination that Respondent Ada County was to pay Intermountain $7,593 for treatment of an involuntarily committed patient.

The magistrate's Order Fixing Responsibility for Costs upon Ada County was entered on May 1, 2007. The order determined that the patient was indigent and without resources to pay the hospital...

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