JONES v. MADISON COUNTY

No. 91-1915.

492 N.W.2d 690 (1992)

Thelma JONES, Appellant, v. MADISON COUNTY and the Madison County Board of Supervisors, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 25, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Krause, Legal Services Corporation, Des Moines, for appellant.

A. Zane Blessum, County Atty., for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, SNELL and ANDREASEN, JJ.


ANDREASEN, Justice.

The appellant requested financial assistance from the county after she was advised that her monthly pension check exceeded the amount for her to qualify for medical assistance under Medicaid (Title XIX) program, yet was not enough to pay for the cost of her care in a nursing home. The Madison County supervisors denied the request. The appellant contends that in so doing, the county violated the state law requiring the county to provide general...

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