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· 1/26/1981

Katz v. New Mexico Department of Human Services

Citations

  • 624 P.2d 39
  • 95 N.M. 530

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a statute must be construed so that no part of the statute is rendered surplusage or superfluous
  • holding that Medicaid does not require state plans to provide services that are not required by the statute even if they are medically necessary
  • “A statute must be construed so that no part of the statute is rendered surplusage or superfluous.”
  • \We must assume the [L]egislature chose its words advisedly to express its meaning unless the contrary intent clearly appears.\

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Judges: Easley, Sosa, Payne, Federici, Riordan

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