All applications for ABD Medicaid require that the applicant's basic eligibility be verified. See ABD Manual Section 2201-4. Applications for…
Right to a Hearing The right to a hearing is a property right and belongs to the applicant. See Bd.…
Taking over a case started by someone else is never my preference. It's far easier to do something correctly the…
Both O.C.G.A. § 49-4-153(b)(1) and 42 C.F.R. § 431.244(g) require that all Medicaid agency decisions be accessible to the public,…
Right to Hearing, Generally Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries are entitled to adequate notice of state agency actions and a meaningful…
There are times when formal "legal" communication is necessary. This post addresses several instances regarding how that can be done.…
In a recent case (Dep't of Tenncare 4/20/2022), Appellant's application for nursing home Medicaid was denied due to ownership of…
In Weeks v. DHS, Division of Family and Children Services, Office of State Administrative Hearings, Docket 2117014 (April 28, 2021),…
In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984). Chevron concerned…
In Spence v. Dep't of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, 359 Ga. App. 603 (2021), Jermaine Spense was involuntarily committed…