In re Ryan

¶ 1. Petitioner Marcella Ryan’s appeal stems from a Department of Aging and Independent Living decision to reduce the number of hours of in-home personal-care services that she receives pursuant to Choices for Care, a state-administered Medicaid waiver program. Petitioner argues that her need for personal-care services has remained the same, and therefore her previous award of 102 hours biweekly should not have been reduced. The Human Services Board concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support the Department’s determination and found for petitioner; however, the Secretary of the…