An adoptive mother challenged the termination of adoption-assistance benefits, claiming that a Division of Family and Children Services worker verbally confirmed to her that the adopted child would remain eligible even after she turned 18. The Court ultimately ruled against the mother, both because there was no credible evidence that the caseworker had made such […]
The food-stamp recipient in this case asked the Court to reduce the repayment amount she had previously agreed to in a “Waiver of Disqualification Hearing” agreement. The Judge dismissed this case for lack of jurisdiction, concluding that a head of household who is accused of intentionally violating the food-stamp program has no right to an
A veteran appealed the denial of his Medicaid application, contending that the agency incorrectly included his veterans’ benefits in the calculation of his monthly income. The Court affirmed the denial, finding that —with a few exceptions—most types of veterans’ benefits must be included in income calculations for Adult Medicaid assistance.
Veterans’ benefits were correctly counted as income for Adult Medicaid eligibility Read More
In this case, the termination of a food-stamp recipient’s benefits stemmed from his failure to verify requested information on his renewal application. However, this failure was due to the recipient’s cognitive disabilities and inability to read, which the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) was aware of without offering further assistance. Because the agency
DFCS must provide reasonable accommodations to disabled food-stamp recipient Read More
A nursing home resident, through her healthcare advocate, requested that her Medicaid patient liability be decreased given her inability to otherwise maintain a reasonable quality of life. The Court denied the resident’s request because the Medicaid program does not allow for a hardship exception to the requirement that patients first exhaust their own resources.
Patient hardship not sufficient cause to reduce Medicaid cost share Read More
The Department of Public Safety correctly assessed a fine against a truck operator for exceeding the 80,000-pound limit for state roads while transporting a trailer with woodchips. Although woodchips are a “forest product,” they do not qualify for the higher 88,000-pound limit for such products because the operator was hauling them from a lumber mill,
