Devereux Hospital Texas Treatment Network v. Department of Public Welfare

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Devereux Hospital Texas Treatment Network (Devereux) petitions for review of an April 6, 2001 order and two April 9, 2001 orders of the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW). These orders upheld three orders of the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (Bureau), dated May 19, 2000, adopting the recommendation of a Hearing Official to deny Devereux compensation for inpatient treatment rendered to Keith Clinkscales, Khalid Timbers and Hakeem Brinkley. We reverse.

Clinkscales was admitted to Devereux’s psychiatric , facility in Texas on March 26, 1997, having been…