Legal Opinion
Barnett v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 1985No. Appeal, No. 2236 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Colins,
This Petition for Review is on behalf of several nursing home patients (petitioners)1 who have been receiving skilled nursing care under the Medical Assistance Program.2 Following an evaluation by a Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Inspection of Care Team,3 the DRW determined that petitioners should be reclassified from skilled care to intermediate care. Petitioners appealed this determination, and a hearing was held on June 6, 1983, at *18which, a hearing examiner ruled in favor of the DPW. On July 22, 1983, the decision of the hearing examiner was affirmed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Michael Reese Physicians and Surgeons, S.C., and Lawrence Ferguson, M.D. v. Arthur F. Quern, Director of the Illinois Department of Public AidCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Klingerman Nursing Center, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Montgomery County Geriatric & Rehabilitation Center v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. Safeguard Mutual InsuranceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Marsh v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
3Cited by2 opinions
- Troutman v. CohenDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Fifty Residents of Park Pleasant Nursing Home v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986