Madsen v. State, Department of Health & Welfare

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court upholding a decision of the Department of Health and Welfare requiring John Madsen to contribute financially to the cost of care provided by the Department to him in his home. We affirm.

John Madsen was approved for participation in a personal care service offered through the Home and Community Based Services Program of the state Department of Health and Welfare under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1396n; I.C. §§ 56-201(o) and 56-209b. Federally regulated, the program is designed to permit the…