State, Department of Social Services v. Rodvik

DUNN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, which reversed a decision of a hearing examiner for the Department of Social Services. The Department had denied the respondent’s nursing home a contract to continue to participate in the Medicaid program. The hearing examiner upheld the Department’s action, but the trial court reversed. The Department appeals to this court. We reverse the circuit court’s judgment.

In order to deal with the issues presented, it is necessary to describe the Medicaid program as it is administered in South…