Indiana State Department of Public Welfare v. Lifelines of Indianapolis Ltd. Partnership

ROBERTSON, Judge.

The Indiana State Department of Public Welfare appeals following judicial review of an initial interim Medicaid rate determination made by the State Board of Public Welfare at the request of Lifelines of Indianapolis Limited Partnership (Lifelines) for the period January, 1988, through September, 1988. The Department of Public Welfare determined that Lifelines would be prospectively reimbursed for that initial period at a rate of $66.16 per patient per day. Aggrieved by that decision, Lifelines appealed and, after hearing evidence, an administrative law judge agreed with…