Legal Opinion
Stell v. Boulder County Department of Social Services
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 14, 2004No. 03SC511PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I. Introduction
Federal and state laws allow a disabled person who has financial assets exceeding $2,000 to qualify for Medicaid benefits under certain cireumstances if the assets are placed in a qualified trust. In this opinion, we review the court of appeals' decision in Stell v. Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, 78 P.3d 1142 (Colo.App.2003), which held that the trust established for the petitioner, Dylan Michael Stell, did not qualify. The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the "Department") rejected Stell's trust because it provided that, when…
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- Stell v. BOULDER COUNTY DEPT. OF SOC. SERV.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2004
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