TITLE 8 SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 119 REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM
PART 500 ELIGIBILITY
POLICY-GENERAL INFORMATION
8.119.500.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Human Services Department.
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8.119.500.2 SCOPE: The rule applies to the general public.
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8.119.500.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
A. The Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) is authorized
under Title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1980. The act designates the federal department of
health and human services (DHHS) as the federal administering agency. RRP
regulations are issued by DHHS in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45,
Part 400, which is supplemented by administrative and program instructions
issued by the federal department from time to time.
B. In accordance with authority granted
to the department by NMSA 1978, Section 27-1-3(J), and pursuant to executive
order 80-62, dated 10/01/81, the governor of the state of New Mexico has
designated the human services department as the single state agency responsible
for administering the program in New Mexico.
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8.119.500.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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8.119.500.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1997.
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8.119.500.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective of the RRP is to assist refugees
to become self-sufficient by providing a program of financial and medical
assistance while, supportive services are provided, to ensure the effective
resettlement of refugees in the state of New Mexico through programs designed
to assist with integration, promotion of economic self-sufficiency, and
protecting refugees and communities from infectious diseases and other health
related issues. HSD has agreed to
administer this program subject to the receipt of federal funds. Under the RRP, sponsors(s) and VOLAGs work
closely with the federal government to coordinate support services authorized
under the program. The RRP includes the
provision of refugee cash assistance (RCA), refugee medical assistance (RMA),
refugee social services (RSS) and additional support services funded by the
office of refugee resettlement (ORR).
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8.119.500.7 DEFINITIONS: [Reserved]
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8.119.500.8 NEED DETERMINATION:
A. Income and
resource eligibility, as well as amount of payment, are determined in
accordance with 45 CFR Section 400.66 which requires that RCA adhere to the
need determination standards and provisions of the TANF program except as
otherwise noted below:
(1) Resources remaining
in the refugee’s country of origin may not be counted in determining income
eligibility.
(2) The income of a refugee’s
sponsor may not be counted in determining income eligibility.
(3) Any cash grant
received by the refugee applicant under the U.S. department of state or
department of justice reception and placement programs may not be counted in
determining income eligibility.
B. Standard of need:
Benefit group requirements are determined in accordance with 45 CFR
Section 400.66 which requires that RCA adhere to the need determination
standards and provisions of the TANF program.
C. Prospective budgeting:
Need and income are determined prospectively in accordance with 45 CFR
Section 400.66 which requires that RCA adhere to the need determination
standards and provisions of the TANF program.
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History of
8.119.500 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC
History: The material in this part was derived from
that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives:
ISD-IPP
81-8, Limiting Assistance to 36 Months After Arrival
into U.S. to Refugees (ISD Catagories 19 and 49),
4/10/81.
ISD-IPP
82-7, Limiting Refugee Assistance to 18 Months After
Refugee’s Arrival into U.S., 3/15/82.
ISD 281.0000, Refugee Eligibility Conditions,
6/29/82.
ISD
FA 610, Refugee Resettlement Program, 2/11/88.
ISD
FA 610, Refugee Resettlement Program, 7/2/90.
History of
Repealed Material: 8 NMAC 3.RRP, Refugee Resettlement Program -
Repealed, 07/01/97.