TITLE 8 SOCIAL SERVICES

CHAPTER 297 MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - LOSS OF PARENT CARETAKER MEDICAID DUE TO SPOUSAL SUPPORT

PART 500 INCOME AND RESOURCE STANDARDS

8.297.500.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD).

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8.297.500.2 SCOPE: The rule applies to the general public.

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8.297.500.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: The New Mexico medicaid program is 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 NMSA 1978, Section 27-1-12 et seq.

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8.297.500.4 DURATION: Permanent.

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

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8.297.500.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this rule is to provide eligibility guidelines when determining eligibility for the medical assistance division (MAD) medicaid program and other health care programs it administers. Processes for establishing and maintaining this category of eligibility are found in the affordable care general provision chapter located at 8.291.400 NMAC through 8.291.430 NMAC.

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8.297.500.7 DEFINITIONS: Refer to 8.291.400.7 NMAC.

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8.297.500.8 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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8.297.500.9 RESOURCE STANDARDS: There are no resource standards for this category of eligibility.

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8.297.500.10 INCOME STANDARDS: There are no income standards for this category of eligibility.

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HISTORY OF 8.297.500 NMAC: [RESERVED]

History of Repealed Material:

8.297.500 NMAC, Income and Resource Standards, filed 9-17-13 - Duration expired 12-31-13.