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IN RE: PEOPLE CARE INCORPORATED (2021)

Court of Appeals of New York.2021-03-25No. No. 13

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Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the matter remitted to the Appellate Division for consideration of issues raised but not determined on the appeal to that Court.

For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion below (Matter of People Care Inc. v. City of New York, 175 A.D.3d 134, 147–152, 106 N.Y.S.3d 32 [1st Dept. 2020] [Richter, J.P., dissenting]), we conclude that the funds for personal care services paid to petitioner People Care, Inc. under the Health Care Reform Act (Public Health Law §§ 2807–v[1][bb][i], [iii]) are Medicaid funds subject to the audit and recoupment authority of the City of New York Human Resources Administration (HRA) in accordance with the parties 2001 contract.  In light of our holding, we do not address HRAs contentions regarding whether petitioner must follow the contractual dispute resolution procedures or the merits of HRAs recoupment demand, issues that were not decided by the Appellate Division.

Order reversed, with costs, and matter remitted to the Appellate Division, First Department, for consideration of issues raised but not determined on the appeal to that Court, in a memorandum.

Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Rivera, Stein, Fahey, Garcia and Wilson concur.