Case Name: Arvil Samerson et al., Respondents, v. Mather Memorial Hospital et al., Defendants. Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Nonparty Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-01-13
Citations: 235 A.D.2d 413
Docket Number: 
Parties: Arvil Samerson et al., Respondents, v Mather Memorial Hospital et al., Defendants. Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Nonparty Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 235
Pages: 413–414

Head Matter:
Arvil Samerson et al., Respondents, v Mather Memorial Hospital et al., Defendants. Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Nonparty Appellant.
[652 NYS2d 103]

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, etc., the Suffolk County Department of Social Services appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Floyd, J.), dated September 15, 1995, as granted the plaintiff's application to establish a supplemental needs trust with settlement proceeds before satisfying a Medicaid lien.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly held that the satisfaction of a pre-existing Medicaid lien is not a precondition to the funding of a supplemental needs trust which conforms to Social Services Law § 366 (2) (b) (2) (iii) (see, Cricchio v Pennisi, 220 AD2d 100, lv granted 88 NY2d 813; Link v Town of Smithtown, 226 AD2d 351, Iv granted 88 NY2d 813). Ritter, J. P., Pizzuto, Santucci and Friedmann, JJ., concur.