Biagetti v. R.I. Dept. of Human Serv.

DECISION

Jeanne M. Biagetti and Robert J. Biagetti, in his capacity as Successor Trustee of the Jeanne M. Biagetti Trust ("Appellants") appeal from a decision of the Rhode Island Department of Human Services ("DHS" or "Respondent"), finding that Appellant Jeanne M. Biagetti ("Ms. Biagetti") does not qualify for Medical Assistance because she has access to assets that total over the resource level permitted in the Rhode Island Department of Human Services Code of Rules ("DHS Regulations").

The sole issue raised by this administrative appeal is whether the interest of Ms. Biagetti in a trust she…