Legal Opinion
Ford v. Iowa Department of Human Services
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 19, 1993No. 92-362PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
In 1988 Congress enacted legislation to ameliorate the financial hardship suffered by aging couples faced with the high cost of nursing home care. These consolidated appeals examine the extent to which the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS), in implementing that legislation, may use the cost of an annuity as the yardstick by which to measure the noninsti-tutionalized spouse’s monthly maintenance needs allowance. On judicial review, the district court found DHS violated its rule-making authority in doing so. We reverse and remand for an order enforcing the agency’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance v. HecklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Young Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Iowa Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Anderson v. Iowa Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- Second Injury Fund of Iowa v. BradenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Estate of Krueger Ex Rel. Krueger v. Richland County Social ServicesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- MTR. OF SCHACHNER v. PeralesNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Giaquinto v. Commissioner of the New York State Department of HealthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- In Re the Estate of KirkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
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