TITLE 8 SOCIAL
SERVICES
CHAPTER 297 MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - LOSS OF PARENT
CARETAKER MEDICAID DUE TO SPOUSAL
SUPPORT
PART 600 BENEFIT DESCRIPTION
8.297.600.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Health Care Authority.
[8.297.600.1 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.1
NMAC, 1/1/2019; A, 7/1/2024]
8.297.600.2 SCOPE: The rule applies to the general public.
[8.297.600.2 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.2
NMAC, 1/1/2019]
8.297.600.3 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 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.
[8.297.600.3 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.3
NMAC, 1/1/2019; A, 7/1/2024]
8.297.600.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[8.297.600.4 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.4
NMAC, 1/1/2019]
8.297.600.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2019, or upon a later approval date by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS), unless a later date is cited at the end of the section.
[8.297.600.5 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.5
NMAC, 1/1/2019]
8.297.600.6 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.
[8.297.600.6 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.6
NMAC, 1/1/2019]
8.297.600.7 DEFINITIONS: Refer to 8.291.400.7 NMAC.
[8.297.600.7 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.7
NMAC, 1/1/2019]
8.297.600.8 [RESERVED]
[8.297.600.8 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.8
NMAC, 1/1/2019]
8.297.600.9 BENEFIT DESCRIPTION: A medicaid eligible recipient under this category is eligible to receive the full range of medicaid covered services.
[8.297.600.9 NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.9
NMAC, 1/1/2019]
8.297.600.10 BENEFIT DETERMINATION: The HSD income support division (ISD) determines initial and ongoing eligibility.
[8.297.600.10 NMAC - Rp,
8.297.600.10 NMAC, 1/1/2019]
8.297.600.11 PERIODIC REDETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:
A. A four month period of eligibility following parent caretaker medicaid is established without a new application. At the end of the four month period of eligibility a beneficiary is evaluated for other medicaid coverage in accordance with 8.291.410.19 NMAC. Retroactive medicaid coverage is not provided in accordance with 8.200.400.14 NMAC.
B. All
changes that may affect eligibility must be reported within 10 calendar days of
the date of the change as detailed in 8.291.400 NMAC.
[8.297.600.11
NMAC - Rp, 8.297.600.11 NMAC, 1/1/2019]
HISTORY OF 8.297.600 NMAC:
History of Repealed Material:
8.297.600 NMAC,
Benefit Description, filed 9/17/2013 - Duration expired 12/31/2013.
8.297.600 NMAC,
Benefit Description, filed 12/17/2013 - Repealed effective 12/17/2013.