E.D.B. ex rel. D.B. v. Clair

OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

The issue presented in this case is whether the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (hereinafter “DPW”) can obtain reimbursement from a tortfeasor for Medicaid expenditures made on behalf of a disabled minor when a claim therefor by the minor’s parents is barred by the statute of limitations. We conclude that DPW can obtain such reimbursement, and accordingly reverse the decision of the Superior Court.

E.D.B. (hereinafter “Emily”) was born on October 11, 1985, suffering from severe physical and mental disabilities. Nearly eighteen years later, in August 2003,…