Legal Opinion
Department of Community Health v. Freels
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 19, 2002No. A02A1160PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Presiding Judge.
James Freels suffers from a severe form of cerebral palsy. On September 3,1999, the then five-year-old Freels, through his parents and a treating physician, petitioned the Georgia Department of Community Health (the “Department”) seeking reimbursement under Medicaid for his hyperbaric oxygen therapy (“HBOT”). After the Department denied his petition, Freels requested a hearing before an administrative law judge (“ALJ”). The ALJ upheld the Department’s refusal to reimburse Freels, and the Department then issued a final decision denying Medicaid coverage for Freels’…
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