Oyloe v. North Dakota Department of Human Services

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Clifford and Ruth Oyloe appeal from a judgment affirming a Department of Human Services decision denying their applications for Medicaid benefits because irrevocable trust assets exceeded Medicaid eligibility limits. We conclude the Department correctly determined that the trust proceeds from the sale of the Oyloes’ home were available assets to pay for their care, rendering the Oyloes ineligible for Medicaid benefits. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] The parties stipulated to the facts. On March 26, 1993, the Oyloes established an irrevocable trust and transferred various real property…