October 2013 - Administrative Law Report

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Repeated criminal convictions result in denial of Resident Insurance License Application.

Professional Licensing

Petitioner was appropriately denied a Resident Insurance License. He has been convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanor crimes involving moral turpitude. Current participation in Alcoholics Anonymous is insufficient to show continued sobriety or that he is trustworthy during periods of sobriety.

Repeated criminal convictions result in denial of Resident Insurance License Application. Read More

Food stamp application denied where applicant’s income exceeded gross income limit.

Public Assistance

Petitioner was correctly denied Food Stamp assistance because his combined earned and unearned income together exceeded the total maximum gross monthly income limit for a household unit of one. Petitioner argued that the Division of Family and Children Services should have used his earned income from May 2013 instead of June 2013; however, this was

Food stamp application denied where applicant’s income exceeded gross income limit. Read More

Denial of Medicaid assistance proper where applicant’s net income exceeded income limit for assistance.

Medicaid Eligibility

Petitioner was properly denied Adult Medicaid Assistance because his total net income exceeded the income limit for all Adult Medicaid categories.

Denial of Medicaid assistance proper where applicant’s net income exceeded income limit for assistance. Read More

Reduction of food stamps proper where no evidence that Petitioner was personally liable for medical expenses.

Public Assistance

The Division of Family and Children Services properly calculated Petitioner’s food stamp benefits. Petitioner was not entitled to an excess medical deduction because she did not produce evidence that she was personally liable to pay medical bills.

Reduction of food stamps proper where no evidence that Petitioner was personally liable for medical expenses. Read More

Child in stable condition terminated from participation in the Georgia Pediatric Program.

Health Law

Petitioner, a child with a medical condition requiring a skilled assessment and monitoring that would take no more than one hour to complete, did not qualify for continued participation in the Georgia Pediatric Program (GAPP), failing to meet the requisite level-of-care eligibility requirement.

Child in stable condition terminated from participation in the Georgia Pediatric Program. Read More