Legal Opinion
Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance v. Heckler
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 20, 1985No. 83-2136PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
Services performed for patients between the ages of 21 and 65 in an “institution for mental diseases” (IMD) are not covered by the Medicaid Act. The Secretary of Health and Human Services has adopted a definition of that term that is broad enough to encompass an “intermediate care facility” (ICF). The Middletown Haven Rest Home is an ICF that provides care for persons with mental illness as well as other diseases. The narrow question presented by this case is whether Middletown Haven is an IMD within the meaning of the Act. The broader question is whether the Secretary’s definition of an IMD,…
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