Elder law attorneys at Mall, Malisow & Cooney in Farmington Hills report consistent success in addressing DHS’s failure to meet the standard of promptness in processing Medicaid applications.  The firm has been filing Complaints for Superintending Control in Circuit Court pursuant to MCR 3.302.   If DHS fails to make a determination on a Medicaid application within 45 days of the date the application was filed, the standard of promptness for Medicaid applications, the firm files a Request for Superintending Control to force DHS to make the eligibility determination.  The firm has also had success filing Complaints for Superintending Control when DHS issues a denial of a Medicaid application, the applicant files a timely appeal, but more than 90 days have elapsed since the filing of the appeal without a hearing or a final determination.  The Complaint for Superintending Control seeks to compel the state to hold a hearing and issues a final determination. Venue for these complaints is proper in the Circuit Court of the County in which the Medicaid application was filed.  In both cases, the firm has found the Attorney General’s Office to be very responsive and has been able to successfully and promptly resolve the cases.