Bonta'
Redding Medical Center v. Bonta'
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Masterson, J.
*480 Opinion
Appellant Redding Medical Center requested reimbursement from respondent, the California Department of Health Services (sometimes DHS), for the portion of hospital equipment expenses Redding claimed were attributable to services provided to Medi-Cal patients. DHS auditors later concluded that the instructions followed by Redding in mating its request, which required use of a statistical surrogate to calculate the extent of Medi-Cal usage, were inapplicable because Redding’s books and records permitted the direct assignment of these expenses. On Redding’s challenge to the audits, the administrative law judge and the superior court agreed with DHS. We also agree with DHS. We therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court denying Redding’s petition for writ of mandate.
Background
We summarize the law and facts pertinent to the issues raised by Redding in its briefing to this court. (See Tiernan v. Trustees of Cal. State University & Colleges (1982) 33 Cal.3d 211, 216, fn. 4 [ 188 Cal.Rptr. 115 , 655 P.2d 317 ].)
The Medicaid program, which is authorized by title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 United States Code section 1396 et seq., is a health insurance…