Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 64-88, (1988)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided October 27, 1988PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD L. HAMILTON, Corporation Counsel Outagamie County
You inquire as to the legality of a proposed contract pursuant to which your county would obligate itself to pay a visiting nurse association funds in addition to those received by such a home health care provider through the Medical Assistance ("Medicaid") or Medicare programs.
I am of the opinion that such contractual payments may not be made in a manner consistent with federal and state Medicaid statutes and regulations prohibiting supplementation. I decline to analyze the applicability of the pertinent Medicare statutes and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Palumbo v. MyersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Samuel v. California Department of Health ServicesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1983
- Dunlap Care Center v. Iowa Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Swanson v. Department of Health & Social ServicesCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1981
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