New Mexico § 27-2-16 - Compliance with federal law
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 27-2-16 — Compliance with federal law, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-2-16. Compliance with federal law
A. Subject to the availability of state funds, the human services [health care authority]
department may provide assistance to aged, blind or disabled individuals in the amounts
consistent with federal law to enable the state to be eligible for medicaid funding. Individuals shall be determined to be aged, blind or disabled according to regulations
of the human services [health care authority] department. B. If drug product selection is permitted by Section 26-3-3 NMSA 1978 , reimbursement by the medicaid program shall be limited to the wholesale cost of
the lesser expensive therapeutic equivalent drug generally available in New Mexico
plus a reasonable dispensing fee of at least three dollars sixty-five cents ($3.65).
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 27-2-16
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 27-2-16 cover?
Section 27-2-16 ("Compliance with federal law") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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