Mocznianski v. Ohio Department of Job & Family Services

Singer, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant appeals the judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas that affirmed an administrative decision to reduce her Medicaid compensable services by 35 percent. Because we conclude that a state agency’s refusal to disclose an integral component in the calculation of benefits denies appellant due process and that a county board’s arbitrary allocation of “natural support” was improper, we reverse.

{¶ 2} Appellant, Kristina Mocznianski, is a 44-year-old woman with multiple medical conditions and severe developmental disability. She has Down syndrome, cerebral…