William Looney v. Florida Dept. of Children and Families

Appellant, Christel Newman, challenges a‘hearing officer’s final order affirming a decision by the Department of Children and Families (the Department) regarding the calculation of Newman’s patient responsibility amount (PRA) under Medicaid’s Institutional Care' Program (ICP). Newman argued that her substantial interests were determined when the Department,' in reliance' on an agency policy which had riot been promulgated' by rule, denied her request to reduce her PRA by deducting expenses she had previously incurred for nursing home care. The hearing officer declined to consider whether the…