LaFond v. Department of Public Welfare

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In this appeal, Wallace LaFond (Recipient) petitions for review of an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (BHA) that upheld a medical assistance (MA) overpayment claim against him in the amount of $29,201.26. The overpayment amount represents one half of the net proceeds from a sale of real estate Recipient held as a joint tenant with his son, William LaFond (Son). Recipient asserts DPW’s Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) erred in counting half the proceeds from the sale as an “available resource” in determining Recipient’s MA…