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JOHNSON v. MINN. DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

Nos. C5-96-2468, C7-96-2066.

565 N.W.2d 453 (1997)

Forrest JOHNSON, Respondent, v. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

June 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven P. Elliot, Minnesota Disability Law Center, Minneapolis, for Respondent.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Attorney General, Jacqueline Moen, Assistant Attorney General, Paul M. Landskroener, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, for Appellant.

Considered and decided by PETERSON, P.J., and LANSING and CRIPPEN, JJ.

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (Department) denied Forrest Johnson's request for prior authorization to use medical assistance funds to purchase a HiRider stand-up wheelchair. A chief appeals referee for the Commissioner of Human Services affirmed the Department's decision on grounds that Johnson failed to demonstrate that the HiRider was medically necessary and that it was the least expensive appropriate alternative...

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