Groce v. Director, Arkansas Department of Human Services

Larry D. Vaught, Judge.

This is an appeal from a Pulaski County Circuit Court order in which appellant’s application for Medicaid nursing home benefits was denied. On appeal, appellant asserts that appellee’s hearing officer erred, as a matter of law, in refusing to allow her to claim a homestead exemption under 42 U.S.C. § 1382b(a)(l) (2000), and that the decision was not supported by substantial evidence. We disagree and affirm.

On December 4, 1997, appellant Berniece Groce signed a durable power of attorney in favor of her daughter, Pat Monroe. The durable power of attorney was filed on May…