Sutherland v. North Dakota Department of Human Services

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Marian Sutherland appealed from a judgment affirming a Department of Human Services’ decision that she was not disabled for purposes of receiving Medicaid benefits. We hold the Department’s disability determination must follow the Social Security Administration’s five-step process for evaluating disability. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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[¶ 2] In June 2002, after the Social Security Administration determined she did not meet the income and resource test for Supplemental Security Income and she did not have enough work…