California Court of Appeal, 5th District June 19, 2018, C081338 (Am. Indian Health & Servs. Corp. v. Kent)

DUARTE, J.

*776The State Department of Health Care Services and its director (collectively, the Department) appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs on a petition for a writ of mandate. Plaintiffs are 23 federally qualified health centers (FQHC's) and rural health clinics (RHC's) that serve medically underserved populations (the Clinics). ( 42 U.S.C.