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BRISSON v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

No. 96-427.

702 A.2d 405 (1997)

Lorraine BRISSON v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

September 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Prine, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Burlington, for appellant.

Donelle Smith Staley, Assistant Attorney General, Waterbury, for appellee.

Before GIBSON, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ., CASHMAN, District Judge, and ALLEN, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.

JOHNSON, Justice.

Petitioner Lorraine Brisson appeals from the Secretary of Human Services's order denying Medicaid funding for a closed-circuit television (CCTV). Brisson argues that a CCTV meets the Medicaid definition of "eyeglasses" and that the Secretary's denial of coverage for a CCTV is inconsistent with federal Medicaid requirements. We agree and reverse the Secretary's order.

Brisson applied to the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) for funding for...

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