Mobley ex rel. Mobley v. State

The Appellant, Michael Mobley, appeals an order of the Division of Administrative Hearings determining that the Appellee, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), was entitled to a full reimbursement of its Medicaid lien from the Appellant’s personal injury settlement. We agree with the Appellant that the ALJ erred in its findings of fact.

FACTS

This case stems from a personal injury claim that arose in 2005. The Appellant, then a 14-year-old boy, attended a beach party thrown by off-duty employees at a hotel in Destín. He became intoxicated and drowned in the Gulf of Mexico. He was…