Harbeck v. Blum

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Ulster County) to review a determination of the respondent Commissioner of New York State Department of Sociál Services, made after a fair hearing, which affirmed the decision of the respondent Ulster County Department of Social Services denying petitioner’s application for approval to purchase an air conditioner and humidifier. Petitioner, a 28-year-old recipient of public assistance, is a chronic asthmatic, and sought to obtain an air conditioner and a humidifier under the Medicaid…