Alabama Medicaid Agency v. Hardy

DONALDSON, Judge.

The Alabama Medicaid Agency (“the Agency”) appeals from a judgment of the Montgomery Circuit Court (“the circuit court”) overturning the Agency’s decision to deny Denise Ann Hardy’s application for Medicaid benefits to cover her nursing-home expenses. We reverse the circuit court’s judgment.

Facts and Procedural History

Hardy was admitted to a nursing home in December 2012. In March 2013, James H. Hardy, Hardy’s brother, filed an application with the Agency on behalf of Hardy seeking to have the Agency pay for Hardy’s nursing-home care. To determine Hardy’s eligibility for…