HEALTHKEEPERS, INC. v. RICHMOND AMBULANCE

No. 10-1508.

642 F.3d 466 (2011)

HEALTHKEEPERS, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RICHMOND AMBULANCE AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Gilbert Everett Schill, Jr. , McGuirewoods, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Edwin Ford Stephens , Christian & Barton, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Brian E. Pumphrey , McGuirewoods, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. David B. Lacy , Christian & Barton, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge BERGER joined.


OPINION

GREGORY, Circuit Judge:

This case addresses whether ambulance services are encompassed within the definition of "emergency services" as articulated in 42 U.S.C. § 1396u (2011). Plaintiff-Appellant Healthkeepers, Inc. (hereinafter "Healthkeepers") brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment that Defendant-Appellee Richmond Ambulance Authority (hereinafter the "Authority") is required to comply...

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