This is an amendment to 8.200.410 NMAC, Section 18, effective 8/1/2019.

8.200.410.18 AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT INTO MEDICARE PART B COVERAGE:

A. Beginning August 1, 2019, HSD automatically enrolls into medicare part B individuals:

(1) who are active on a full medicaid or medicare savings program category of eligibility with the exception of the following categories:

(a) other adults (COE 100);

(b) newborn (COE 031);

(c) children, youth and families department medicaid categories (COEs 017, 037, 046, 047, 066, and 086);

(d) family planning (COE 029);

(e) pregnancy services (COE 301);

(f) refugee (COE 049 and 059);

(g) qualified disabled working individuals (COE 050);

(h) breast and cervical cancer (COE 052); and

(2) who are enrolled in medicare part A and eligible for and not enrolled in medicare part B.

B. HSD informs applicants and recipients in writing who may be eligible for automatic enrollment into medicare part B. HSD will automatically enroll eligible individuals into medicare part B regardless of whether general or open enrollment of medicare part B is allowed under federal law at the time an individual is approved for medicaid.

[8.200.410.18 NMAC - N, 8/1/2019]