Diamond Mini Market v. Department of Health

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

Diamond Mini Mart (Diamond or the Store) appeals from the order of the Department of Health’s Chief Hearing Officer affirming the Department’s decision to disqualify Diamond from participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program or Program) for three years.1 The three year disqualification was based upon credited evidence that Diamond overcharged the WIC Program on three separate occasions during a compliance investigation. On appeal,, Diamond argues, in a somewhat confounding manner, that a disqualification from the…