(DOWNLOAD) "St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center v." by Supreme Court of Idaho No. 19023 ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center v.
- Author : Supreme Court of Idaho No. 19023
- Release Date : January 09, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
Description
In this appeal from a decision by the Canyon County Board of Commissioners, we are called upon to determine whether the Board
of Commissioners properly denied St. Alphonsus' application for medical indigency assistance to an indigent patient under
the provisions of I.C. § 31-3504.[Footnote 1] On July 18, 1986, Joseph Schoenfelder was injured in Canyon County
and subsequently admitted to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise for emergency care. An application for medical
assistance was filed on Schoenfelder's behalf with Canyon County on August 4, 1986 by his mother. Shortly thereafter, a worker's
compensation claim was filed with Schoenfelder's employer. On September 16, 1986, the Canyon County Board of Commissioners
(hereinafter "Board") denied the application for medical assistance on the basis that the "responsibility lies with Schoenfelder's
employer and worker's compensation." The Board's order denying reimbursement stated that a request for a hearing to reconsider
could be filed within the ensuing thirty-day period. No reconsideration of that order was requested. On August 24, 1987, the Industrial Commission denied Schoenfelder's worker's compensation claim on the basis that the accident
did not arise out of and in the course of employment. However, it was not until September 28, 1987, thirty-five days later,
that St. Alphonsus learned the Industrial Commission had dismissed Schoenfelder's application for worker's compensation benefits.
Upon being notified that Schoenfelder was not entitled to worker's compensation benefits, St. Alphonsus immediately submitted
a second application to Canyon County for medical assistance on September 28, 1987.