Hyden v. New Mexico Human Services Department

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

{1} By statute and regulations, the New Mexico Human Services Department (Department) is required, upon a timely request, to afford a fair hearing to any Medicaid recipient whose application for medically necessary treatment is denied. In the present case, Petitioner, a Medicaid recipient, alleges that she suffers from an unusual disorder-multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome-and that this disorder could not have been effectively treated by the three in-network allergists to whom she was referred by her Medicaid-provided managed care organization (MCO). When…