Handel v. Commissioner of Social Services

*393 *91 The plaintiff, Heather Handel, conservatrix for her father, Robert Wojciechowski (applicant), appeals from the judgment of the trial court affirming the denial of certain Medicaid benefits by the defendant, *394 the Commissioner of Social Services, and dismissing her administrative appeal from that denial. On appeal to this court, the plaintiff claims that she is entitled to the relief requested-Medicaid coverage for a specified period of months-because the decision denying that relief was not issued by the Department of Social Services (department) 1 within the time period mandated by law. 2…