State Of Washington, Department Of Social And Health Services v. Margaret H. Heckler

722 F.2d 1451 3 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 317, Medicare&Medicaid Gu 33,545 STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret H. HECKLER, * Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 83-3695. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 1983. Decided Jan. 3, 1984. Carmel C. Mackin, Olympia, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant. William J. McIntyre, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before SNEED, NELSON, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 The Department of Social and Health Services of the State of Washington (DSHS) appeals the disallowance of its claim for federal financial assistance for operation of medicaid programs in four state facilities. The Grant Appeals Board (GAB) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) disallowed the claims and the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of HHS. We affirm. I. FACTS 2 Under subchapter XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 1396 -1396j (1976 & Supp. V 1981), in order for a state to obtain…