Opinion ID: 1757162
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Heading: Did the Agency comply with the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act?

Text: ¶ 26. The Mississippi Vulnerable Adults Act of 1986, Miss.Code Ann. § 43-47-3 et seq. (1993), designates the Mississippi State Department of Health and the Medicaid Fraud Unit as the agencies to which abuse of vulnerable adults must be reported. The agency Administrative Hearing is held pursuant to Federal Regulations contained at Vol. 56, No. 187, of the Federal Register, September 26, 1991. Due process in an administrative setting requires notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard, both of which were afforded to Juanita Ricks. Ricks availed herself of every appeal and was never denied an opportunity to be heard. There is no evidence that the Mississippi Department of Health deviated in any fashion from any of the requirements in this matter. This issue is without merit.