Case Name: In the Matter of Gerald H. Pitman, as Executor of Marvin Pitman, Deceased, Petitioner, v. Richard F. Daines, M.D., as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-12-01
Citations: 90 A.D.3d 421
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Gerald H. Pitman, as Executor of Marvin Pitman, Deceased, Petitioner, v Richard F. Daines, M.D., as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 90
Pages: 421–422

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Gerald H. Pitman, as Executor of Marvin Pitman, Deceased, Petitioner, v Richard F. Daines, M.D., as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, et al., Respondents.
[933 NYS2d 554]

Opinion:
Respondents' determination that private 24-hour nursing care may have provided the deceased with "optimal care" but was not "essential" care that was "medically necessary" for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement is based on substantial evidence. The agency's determination is entitled to deference because it involves the agency's interpretation of its own regulations and the legislation under which it functions (Matter of Schlossberg v Wing, 277 AD2d 41 [2000]).
We have reviewed petitioner's remaining contentions and find them unavailing. Concur — Tom, J.E, Catterson, Abdus-Salaam and Román, JJ.