Nipple v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

SMITH, Judge.

Meda Nipple, t/a Meda Nipple Convalescent Home (Convalescent Home), petitions for review of an order of the Board of Claims (Board) that denied her claims for Medical Assistance (MA) reimbursement from the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) for fiscal years 1987 through 1990. The issues are whether the Board erred in finding that DPW’s interpretation of its own regulations was valid; in making a per se denial of Nipple’s cash expense and cancelled check claims; in disallowing Nipple’s salary as the Convalescent Home’s administrator; in denying compensation for Simon Nipple’s…