In Re Brett

¶ 1. Petitioner Jean Brett appeals a decision of the Secretary of the Agency of Human Services disallowing a deduction for personal care services from her patient share under federal and state Medicaid laws. We affirm.

¶ 2. Brett has been eligible for home-based, long-term care through Vermont’s Medicaid-funded Choices for Care Program (Choices) since June 2007. Choices is a state-administered Medicaid waiver program authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 1396n(c)(1), which provides for in-home, long-term-care services. The Department of Disability, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) and the Department…