Kryzsko v. Ramsey County Social Services

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Margaret Kryzsko appealed from a district court order affirming the North Dakota Department of Human Services (“Department”) decision to deny Medicaid benefits to Kryzsko because her available assets exceed the maximum allowed. We affirm.

[¶ 2] Kryzsko is a 52-year-old mentally disabled woman. She is the beneficiary of a trust (“Kryzsko trust”) established through a will by her deceased father, Alfred J. Kryzsko. Kryzsko’s sister, Sally Stocker, was appointed to administer the trust. It was originally funded with $32,-000 on January 1, 1996, from which Kryz-sko…