New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII,
Issue 1 / January 11, 2022
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Annual
adjustments were made to the income limits found in 8.102.500 NMAC and
8.106.500 NMAC. Each year the Department
is required to update the income and resource eligibility standards as well as
the deduction amounts available to otherwise eligible households. These amounts are determined by the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). The Department received notification of the
adjusted amounts on August 16, 2021 and made the adjustments effective for benefit
month October 2021 for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 to comply with federal
law and regulations. The Department is
also amending 8.100.130 NMAC, 8.102.410 NMAC and 8.106.410 NMAC for SNAP and
Cash to align the Federal Regulations surrounding felon status and the
eligibility of certain convicted felons. In addition, the Department is clarifying
dependent care expenses in relation to SNAP found in 8.139.520 NMAC and adding
lottery and gambling winnings to 8.139.120 NMAC as a reportable change.
A
public hearing to receive public comment on this proposed rule, pursuant to
Section 14-4-5.6 NMSA 1978, will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2022 from
9:00am-10:00am. The hearing will be held
virtually through GoTo Meeting at this link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/236361669 . If you
prefer to join via phone you may call +1 (646) 749-3122, Access Code: 236-361-669. You may provide written comment during the
scheduled public hearing by dropping it off at the HSD Administrative Services
Division (ASD) conference room, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505; this drop
off site will be for written comment only.
The conference room is located on the first floor in the ASD Rodeo
Building.
The
Human Services Register Vol. 44 No. 36 outlining the proposed regulations are
available on the HSD’s website at: http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/LookingForInformation/income-support-division-registers.aspx.
Individuals wishing to testify or to
request a copy of the proposed regulation should contact the Income Support Division,
P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe, New Mexico
87504-2348, or by calling 505-670-1791.
If
you are a person with a disability and you require this information in an
alternative format, or you require a special accommodation to participate in
any HSD public hearing, program, or service, please contact the American
Disabilities Act Coordinator, at 505-827-6201 or through the New Mexico Relay
system, at 711 or toll free at 1-800-659-1779. The Department requests at least a 10-day
advance notice to provide requested alternative formats and special
accommodations.
Individuals who do not wish
to attend the hearing may submit written or recorded comments. Written or recorded comments must be received
by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing, Thursday, February 10, 2022. The agency
shall post all written comments on its website, if one exists, as soon as practicable
and no more than 3 business days following receipt to allow for public review. All written comments received by the agency
shall also be available for public inspection at the main office of the agency. Please send
comments to:
Human Services Department
P.O.
Box 2348,
Santa
Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348
You may send comments
electronically to: HSD-isdrules@state.nm.us