Legal Opinion
Bird v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 3, 1999PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.
Margaret Bird and H. Paul Bird, wife and husband, petition this Court to review a final administrative order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirming a hearing officer’s denial of medical assistance (MA) benefits to Margaret Bird. We affirm.
The essential facts are undisputed. Margaret Bird entered Brandywine Hall Care Center, a nursing home in Chester County, on January 29, 1996. At that time, Mrs. Bird and her husband, H. Paul Bird, possessed $218,459.41 in assets available for Mrs. Bird’s care. On June 28, 1996, the Birds’ two daughters,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Thomas v. Commissioner of Division of Medical AssistanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Cleary Ex Rel. Cleary v. WaldmanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Karl Smith Development Co. v. Borough of AspinwallCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Oriolo v. Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Stanley v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Manor v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Mertz Ex Rel. Mertz v. HoustounDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
- Gillmore v. Illinois Department of Human ServicesIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
- J.G. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Dempsey Ex Rel. Dempsey v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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