Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Caton Ridge Nursing Home, Inc. v. Califano

Caton Ridge Nursing Home, Inc. v. Califano, 596 F.2d 608 (4th Cir. 1979)

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1979-02-26
Topic
estate-planning

PER CURIAM: Plaintiffs Catón Ridge Nursing Home, Inc., and Ethel Grabill, a former patient at the home, brought this action against state and federal officials challenging the procedures used to terminate Catón Ridge from participation as a provider in the Medicaid program, and to effect the transfer of Grabill and other Medicaid patients to other nursing care facilities. The district court found that neither the nursing home nor the patient was denied due process of law. We affirm the entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants for reasons adequately stated by the district court. Caton Ridge Nursing Home, Inc. v. Califano, 447 F.Supp. 1222 (D.Md.1978).

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CATON RIDGE NURSING HOME, INC. v. CALIFANO,596 F.2d 608(4th Cir. 1979)
CATON RIDGE NURSING HOME, INC. AND ETHEL GRABILL, APPELLANTS v. JOSEPH A.
CALIFANO, JR., SEC. OF HEALTH, EDUCATION WELFARE AND MARYLAND STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE AND NEIL SOLOMAN, SECRETARY,
MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, APPELLEES.
No. 78-1290.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Argued February 5, 1979.
Decided February 26, 1979.
Page 609
Robert J. Thieblot, Baltimore, Md., for appellants.

Diane C. Moskal, Asst. Regional Attorney., Dept. of HEW, Philadelphia, Pa., Randall M. Lutz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore, Md. (Francis B. Burch, Atty. Gen., Louise T. Keelty, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Before BUTZNER, RUSSELL and WIDENER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
[1] Plaintiffs Caton Ridge Nursing Home, Inc., and Ethel Grabill, a former patient at the home, brought this action against state and federal officials challenging the procedures used to terminate Caton Ridge from participation as a provider in the Medicaid program, and to effect the transfer of Grabill and other Medicaid patients to other nursing care facilities. The district court found that neither the nursing home nor the patient was denied due process of law. We affirm the entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants for reasons adequately stated by the district court.Caton Ridge Nursing Home, Inc. v. Califano,447 F. Supp. 1222(D.Md. 1978).

[2] Additionally, we note thatKlein v. Califano,586 F.2d 250(3d Cir. 1978), which was decided after the district court's decision, does not suggest a different result. InKlein,the Third Circuit held that nursing home residents were entitled to a hearing prior to decertification of the facility as a qualified Medicaid provider and transfer of its patients. The Third Circuit, however, specifically distinguished its holding from that of the district court inCaton Ridge. See586 F.2d at 260n. 17. The alleged violations of the nursing home inKleininvolved deficient services rendered to the patients. Thus, the residents could be expected to contribute relevant information in the context of a pre-transfer hearing. In contrast, Caton Ridge was decertified because of its failure to correct structural and other defects which constituted a fire hazard. As the district court noted in its opinion, there is no reason to believe that patient input could shed any light on Caton Ridge's noncompliance with the life safety code.447 F. Supp. at 1226.

[3] Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.