Legal Opinion
Tierney v. Department of Human Services
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 28, 2002No. 2001-342-M.PPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOLDBERG, Justice.
This case came before the Supreme Court pursuant to a petition for certiorari issued on November 20, 2000, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, G.L.1956 § 42-35-16. The defendant, the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS or agency), sought review of a judgment of the Superior Court overturning a decision by a DHS hearing officer (hearing officer) that denied assistance benefits to Mary Tierney for the cost of nursing home care during the last months of her life. For the reasons set forth below, we grant the petition and quash the judgment of…
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