TITLE 8 SOCIAL SERVICES

CHAPTER 259 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY - REFUGEES WITH SPEND DOWN PROVISION

PART 500 INCOME AND RESOURCE STANDARDS

8.259.500.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Health Care Authority.

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8.259.500.2 SCOPE: The rule applies to the general public.

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8.259.500.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: The New Mexico medicaid program and other health care programs are administered pursuant to regulations promulgated by the federal department of health and human services under Title XIX of the Social Security Act as amended or by state statute. See Section 27-1-12 et seq. NMSA 1978. Section 9-8-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 establishes the health care authority (HCA) as a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions relating to health care facility licensure and health care purchasing and regulation.

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8.259.500.4 DURATION: Permanent.

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8.259.500.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2014, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

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8.259.500.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this rule is to provide specific instructions when determining eligibility for the medicaid program and other health care programs. Generally, applicable eligibility rules are detailed in the medical assistance division (MAD) eligibility policy manual, specifically 8.200.400 NMAC, General Medicaid Eligibility. Processes for establishing and maintaining MAD eligibility are detailed in the income support division (ISD) general provisions 8.100 NMAC, General Provisions for Public Assistance Programs.

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8.259.500.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]

8.259.500.8 MISSION: To reduce the impact of poverty on people living in New Mexico by providing support services that help families break the cycle of dependency on public assistance.

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8.259.500.9 NEED DETERMINATION: Refer to 8.249.500 NMAC.

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8.259.500.10 RESOURCE STANDARDS: Refer to 8.249.500 NMAC.

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8.259.500.11 INCOME STANDARDS: Refer to 8.249.500 NMAC.

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HISTORY OF 8.259.500 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records:

MAD Rule 822, Refugee Medical Assistance, filed 5/22/1992.

History of Repealed Material:

MAD Rule 822, Refugee Medical Assistance filed 5/22/1992 - Repealed effective 2/1/1995.

8.259.500 NMAC, Income and Resource Standards, filed 3/25/2010 - Repealed effective 1/1/2014.