Woodruff v. Indiana Family & Social Services Administration

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

After an inspection revealed deplorable health conditions for its residents, an intermediate care facility for a particularly vulnerable segment of the population was decertified for Medicaid reimbursement. As a result, until the State appointed a receiver nine months later, it operated without receiving federal or state dollars. The instant case is a common-law claim for expenses the facility laid out in the meantime for the individuals still residing there.

A trial court denied the facility restitution for the unpaid months under a theory of quantum meruit, afforded…