New Mexico Register
/ Volume XXXV, Issue 14 / July 30, 2024
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The Health Care Authority
(HCA) is required by Federal Law to file a State Plan that describes how HCA
will administer the State’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP). The State Plan must be
submitted every year to the United States Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The Department is required to offer a 30-day
comment period and conduct a public hearing for the LIHEAP State Plan that
includes Weatherization prior to submittal.
The HCA proposes the New
Mexico LIHEAP State Plan covering the period of October 1, 2024, to September
30, 2025.
Interested persons may send
comments via electronic mail to: hca-isdrules@hca.nm.gov between July 30 and
August 30, 2024. All comments received
will be considered for the New Mexico LIHEAP State Plan; any written comments
received will be posted to the HCA website within 3 days of receipt.
The
proposed State Plan is available on and can be printed from the HCA’s website
at: https://www.hca.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/LIHEAP-DRAFT-FFY2025-State-Plan.pdf.
A
copy of the proposed LIHEAP State Plan is available in written format upon
request. Please call the Income Support
Division at (505) 709-5391 to request a copy.
You may also send a request to:
Health Care Authority
Income Support Division
Attn: LIHEAP Unit
P.O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, New Mexico
87504-2348
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 the office of General Counsel, at 505-827-7701 or through the New Mexico
Relay system, toll free at 1-800-659-1779. The Department requests at least a 10-day
advance notice to provide the requested alternative
formats and special accommodations.
A public hearing to receive
testimony on this proposed plan will be held on August 30, 2024, from 9:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m. The hearing will be held at
39-B Plaza La Prensa, Santa Fe, NM 87507.
Interested persons may
address written or recorded comments to:
Health Care Authority
P.O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348
Interested persons may also
address comments via electronic mail to: HCA-isdrules@state.nm.gov.