New Mexico
Register / Volume XXXV, Issue 23 / December 10, 2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Each year there is a
requirement to update the SNAP, NMW, Education Works Program, and General
Assistance Programs income limits for participation, resource eligibility
standards and 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 Authority received notification of the
adjusted amounts on August 13, 2024, and made the adjustments effective for benefit month October 2024 for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025
to comply with federal law and regulations.
The Health Care Authority (HCA) through Income Support Division (ISD) is
proposing amendments to update annual
adjustments to the income limits found in 8.102.500 NMAC and 8.106.500 NMAC and
to increase the gross monthly income Federal Poverty Limit (FPL) from 165% to
200%. This increase applies to eligible
SNAP cases based on Broad Based Catergorial
Eligibility (BBCE) policy found in 8.139.100 NMAC; 8.139.120 NMAC; 8.139.400
NMAC; and 8.139.420 NMAC. The Authority
is also proposing amendments to 8.106.631 Heat and Eat Program to update FPL
language from 165% to 200%.
A hybrid public hearing to
receive testimony on this proposed rule will be held, pursuant to Section 14-4-5.6
NMSA 1978, on Friday, January 10, 2025,
at 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. You may join
in person, virtually, or by phone.
You may join in person at:
HCA Administrative Services
(ASD) conference room, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
You may join virtually
from your computer, tablet or smartphone:
Microsoft Teams
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 267 090 256 519
Passcode: H2xX3v
You may join by phone:
+1 505-312-4308,,646365616#
United States, Albuquerque
Phone conference ID: 646 365 616#
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 Office-505-709-5468, Fax-505-827-6286 or through the New Mexico Relay
system, toll free at #711. The
Department requests at least a 10-day advance notice to provide the requested
alternative formats and special accommodations.
Written comment
may be dropped off during the scheduled hearing time at the HCA Administrative
Services Division (ASD) conference room, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505 if
the individual wishes to provide written comment during the scheduled hearing. All written comments will be posted on the
agency website within 3 days of receipt.
Individuals wishing to
testify may contact the Income Support Division (ISD), P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe,
NM 87504-2348, or by calling (505) 670-1791.
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, January 10, 2025. Please send comments to:
Income Support Division
P.O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348
Recorded comments may be left
at (505) 670-1791. You may send comments
electronically to: HCA-isdrules@hca.nm.gov. Written and recorded comments will be given
the same consideration as oral testimony made at the public hearing.