United States Seventh Circuit

In a class action suit alleging violations of the Medicaid Act, summary judgmemt to plaintiff is affirmed where a PRTF qualifies as an inpatient psychiatric hospital and defendant is required to fund the cost of placement in a PRTF if it is deemed "medically necessary" by an EPSDT screening.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/29/2003
• Decided 11/06/2003
• Published 11/06/2003

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jacquelyn E. Bowie Suess (argued), Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., David L. Steiner (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellants.