Washington Department of Social and Health Services Motion For Reconsideration In Decision In Rekhter v. Department of Social and Health Services

On April 3, 2014, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) must repay live-in personal care workers for care provided to Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities who were awarded fewer hours of care due to the DSHS “shared living rule.”  This document is the state's motion filed on April 21, 2014, asking the court to reconsider the period of time for which affected personal care workers must be repaid. On June 6, 2014, the court denied the motion.

The DSHS “shared living rule” had existed since the 1990s. It reflected the . . .