Dubois v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

WEBSTER, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of a final administrative order by which the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) terminated her Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Medicaid benefits. Appellant argues that HRS erroneously concluded that a parcel of undeveloped real property owned by her was an “asset,” the value of which rendered her ineligible for such benefits. Because we conclude that HRS incorrectly interpreted its own rule, we reverse.

The facts are not disputed. Appellant is a single mother of five minor children, ranging in age from seven to…