Legal Opinion
Persico v. Maher
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 13, 1983No. 10067PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBieluch, J.
The basic issue before us is the legality of the defendant’s denial of orthodontic service to the plaintiffs thirteen year old son, Donald Pérsico, as part of his Medicaid benefits, title XIX of the Social Security Act, administered by the defendant, the commissioner of the department of social services, now the department of income maintenance.
Donald Pérsico was a resident of the Curtis Home, a facility for emotionally disturbed children, as a non-committed child. During his stay at the youth facility, orthodontic correction to his teeth was professionally determined to be “a crucial…
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