New Mexico Register / Volume XXI, Number 4 / February 26, 2010

NOTICE

The New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) will hold a public hearing on March 29, 2010, in the Rio Grande Room of the Tony Anaya Building, 2550 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM.

The subject is State Coverage Insurance (SCI) The Medical Assistance Division is proposing amendments to the State Coverage Insurance (SCI) rules, to be effective May 14, 2010, to include relevant language pertaining to the new Medicaid Demonstration Waiver Section 1115 as required by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) and to effect various other minor revisions to clarify regulatory language.

Interested persons may submit written comments no later than 5:00 p.m., March 29, 2010, to Kathryn Falls, Secretary-designate, Human Services Department, PO Box 2348, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348. All written and oral testimony will be considered prior to issuance of the final regulation.

If you are a person with a disability and you require this information in an alternative format or require a special accommodation to participate in any HSD public hearing, program or services, please contact the NM Human Services Department toll-free at 1-888-997-2583, in Santa Fe at 827-3156, or through the department TDD system, 1-800-609-4833, in Santa Fe call 827-3184. The Department requests at least 10 days advance notice to provide requested alternative formats and special accommodations.

Copies of the Human Services Register are available for review on our website at www.hsd.state.nm.us/mad/registers/2010 by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Medical Assistance Division, Long Term Services and Support Bureau, PO Box 2348, Santa Fe, NM. 87504-2348.