Legal Opinion
Pyle v. Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 26, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.
H. Lorene Pyle, petitions this Court to review a final administrative order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirming a hearing officer’s decision to deny her appeal of a decision of the County Assistance Office (CAO). The CAO denied Pyle’s application for medical assistance (MA) benefits because available assets had been transferred for less than fair consideration. We affirm.
The essential facts are undisputed. Pyle, who is over 90 years of age, has been a resident of the Connor/Williams Nursing Home since June 27, 1996. On September 3,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Oriolo v. Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Ptashkin v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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