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CONNECTICUT DEPT. OF INCOME MAINT. v. HECKLER

No. 83-2136.

471 U.S. 524 (1985)

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCE v. HECKLER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Miller argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Joseph I. Lieberman, Attorney General of Connecticut, Donald M. Longley, Assistant Attorney General, and Michael A. Roth.

Kathryn A. Oberly argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Acting Assistant Attorney General Willard, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, and Howard S. Scher.*

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Services performed for patients between the ages of 21 and 65 in an "institution for mental diseases" (IMD) are not covered by the Medicaid Act. The Secretary of Health and Human Services has adopted a definition of that term that is broad enough to encompass an "intermediate care facility" (ICF). The Middletown Haven Rest Home is an ICF that provides care for persons with mental illness as well as other diseases...

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