DeBone v. Department of Public Welfare

OPINION BY

President Judge LEADBETTER.

Petitioner Elizabeth C. DeBone petitions for review of the order of the Department of Public Welfare (Department), which affirmed the denial of her application for medical assistance nursing home care (medical assistance) benefits on the ground that she had available resources well in excess of the allowable limit of $2,400. The primary question at issue on appeal is whether the principal of a discretionary support trust, which the trustees can use for petitioner’s benefit, should be included in determining petitioner’s eligibility for benefits. 1 The…