PEREZ v. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 3020.

573 P.2d 689 (1977)

91 N.M. 334

Ruben PEREZ, Appellant, v. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, Department of the State of New Mexico, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Writ of Certiorari Denied January 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark De Schweinitz, Espanola, for appellant.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Robert P. McNeill, Gordon L. Bergman, Special Asst. Attys. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.


OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

Ruben Perez, an undocumented Mexican alien, was denied the benefits of the Special Needs Act even though he met the statutory eligibility requirements. Section 13-15-1, et seq., N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 3, pt. 1). HSSD erred. We reverse and remand.

The record is scanty. It appears that Mrs. Perez applied at the Rio Arriba County office for medical aid for her husband on December 27, 1976. The application was denied because...

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