Legal Opinion
Ecolono v. Division of Reimbursements of the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 2, 2001No. 1243PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. EYLER, Judge.
The question presented by this case is whether the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene violated State or federal law when it utilized Social Security benefits, payable to an individual committed to a State hospital, to pay current charges for that inpatient care. We find a violation of federal law and, as a result, shall reverse the decision of the Circuit Court for Howard County.
*643Factual Background
On December 10, 1994, William Ecolono, Jr., appellant, was committed to institutional care at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center (the Hospital), a mental health…
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