Judge Walker-Russell - Administrative Law Report

Denial of Medicaid services upheld based on patient’s untimely request for therapy services

Medicaid Eligibility

August 9, 2022

The Court upheld the decision to deny a patient’s request for physical therapy services under the Georgia Families Medicaid Program. The patient had made her request approximately 151 days from... Read More

Agency did not follow proper procedures in terminating member’s NOW/COMP services

Medicaid Eligibility

June 3, 2020

This case involved the termination of a patient’s Medicaid benefits under the New Options Waiver and Comprehensive Supports Waiver Program (“NOW/COMP”). The Court concluded the agency had improperly terminated the... Read More

Summer Food Service Program participants must repay disallowances using non-SFSP funds.

Early Care & Learning

July 25, 2016

The Petitioner, a participant in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), was required to repay a debt to SFSP after the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) discovered that... Read More

Adoption assistance not available to college student placed on adoptive status at age 3.

Public Assistance

July 6, 2016

A child must be placed on adoptive status at age 13 or older in order to receive Adoption Assistance benefits while attending college after he or she reaches age 18. ... Read More

Records authored by child support obligor are insufficient evidence of payment.

Child Support

June 1, 2016

Copies of receipts written by a child support obligor to herself could not serve to corroborate her testimony that she made timely payments of child support. Read More

Agency must submit adoption assistance application prior to transfer of custody.

Public Assistance

November 23, 2015

The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) failed to apply for adoption assistance prior to transferring custody of two children to their adoptive parent. As a result, the prerequisite... Read More