Department of Social & Health Services v. Olver

The personal representative of decedent Margaret O. Burns and the co-personal representatives of decedent Doris R. Wheeler dispute the State’s recovery, under former RCW 43.20B.140, for preenactment or pre-amendment medical care benefits, provided to the decedents during their lifetimes. The trial courts in both cases issued summary judgment in favor of the Estates. The Court of Appeals reversed. We find that recovery of preen-actment or preamendment benefits constitutes improper *107retroactive application of the statute and reverse the Court of Appeals.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Michael Olver is the…