Central Care Center v. Wynia

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Relators seek review of an order by the Department of Human Services dismissing their appeals from several Department letters as untimely. We conclude relators did not receive adequate notice that the Department’s letters constituted appealable decisions and, accordingly, we reverse and remand for contested case proceedings on the merits of relators’ appeals.

FACTS

Relators are nine nursing homes certified to participate in the Medical Assistance (“MA”) Program. The respondent Department of Human Services (“Department”) administers the MA Program in Minnesota. The…