New Mexico Administrative Code

New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (Chapter 27, Articles 1 and 2) authorize the state to administer the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), general assistance (GA), shelter care supplement, the burial assistance programs and such other public welfare functions as may …

Permanent.

July 1, 2004, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

A. The objective of general assistance is to provide financial assistance to dependent needy children and disabled adults who are not eligible for assistance under a federally matched financial assistance program such as New Mexico works (NMW) or the federal program of supplement…

[Reserved]

To be eligible, the value of all countable personal and real property, belonging to or considered as belonging to or considered available to the benefit group, shall not exceed the liquid or non-liquid resource limits. Total resources that exceed the liquid or non-liquid resource…

A. Non-liquid real property: means land and the structures (including mobile homes) and improvements affixed to it. (1) The value of countable real property owned by or considered available to the benefit group, shall be considered in determining whether non-liquid resources exce…

New Mexico Health Care Authority.

A. Earned income means cash or payment in kind that is received as wages from employment, payment in lieu of wages, earnings from self-employment or earnings acquired from the direct provision of services, goods or property, production of goods, management of property or supervis…

A. Reporting of earnings as business or self-employment income to state or federal tax authorities is the usual indicator of business or self-employment income. Criteria for verification of business and self-employment income are set forth in Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of 8.10…

A. Earnings deductions: Deductions from gross earned income shall be made in determining the net countable earned income of benefit group members. (1) Earned income deductions may not exceed the amount of an individual's gross earned income. (2) The earned income deductions may n…

A. Definition of unearned income: Unearned income means old age, survivors and disability insurance payments (social security), railroad retirement benefits, veterans administration compensation or pension payments, military retirement and allotments, pensions, annuities and reti…

The earned income remaining after all allowable exemptions and deductions shall be added to the unearned income belonging to the benefit group. The resulting amount shall be the net countable income of benefit group members. The net countable income shall be used to determine the…

The rule applies to the general public.

New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (Chapter 27, Articles 1 and 2) authorize the state to administer the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), general assistance (GA), shelter care supplement, the burial assistance programs and such other public welfare functions as may …

Permanent.

November 1, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

A. The objective of general assistance is to provide financial assistance to dependent needy children and disabled adults who are not eligible for assistance under a federally matched financial assistance program such as New Mexico works (NMW) or the federal program of supplement…

A. Income eligibility: To be eligible for GA cash assistance based on income the countable gross earned and unearned income available to the benefit group is considered to determine the income eligibility of the benefit group. B. Gross income test: For the benefit group to be inc…

The following income sources or assistance types are not considered available for the gross income test, the net income test and the cash payment calculation: A. medicaid; B. food stamp benefits; C. government-subsidized foster care, if the child for whom the payment is received …

New Mexico Health Care Authority.

The rule applies to the general public.

New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (Chapter 27, Articles 1 and 2) authorize the state to administer the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), general assistance (GA), shelter care supplement, the burial assistance programs and such other public welfare functions as may …

Permanent.

July 1, 2004, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

A. The objective of general assistance is to provide financial assistance to dependent needy children and disabled adults who are not eligible for assistance under a federally matched financial assistance program such as New Mexico works (NMW) or the federal program of supplement…

[Reserved]

A. EBT: Cash assistance benefits are issued by deposit of funds into an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) account. (1) EBT card issuance: EBT account cards shall be issued at time of application to the authorized payee or authorized representative. (2) Replacement card: The casew…

Whenever there is a change in a recipient's name or in the payee's name the caseworker shall immediately make the appropriate changes. A. New caretaker of an unrelated dependent child: (1) If a new caretaker assumes responsibility for an unrelated dependent child in a case, the c…

New Mexico Health Care Authority.

A. General: (1) Failure by an adult caretaker of an unrelated dependent child to comply with child support cooperation requirements shall result in a payment reduction of 25% for the first occurrence, 50% for the second occurrence and case closure for the third occurrence. Cases …

A. General: The eligibility determination and payment calculation process relies upon applicants and recipients to provide accurate and timely reports of information affecting their eligibility and benefit amount. Payment sanctions for non-reporting shall be established to encour…

The rule applies to the general public.

New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (Chapter 27, Articles 1 and 2) authorize the state to administer the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), general assistance (GA), shelter care supplement, the burial assistance programs and such other public welfare functions as may …

Permanent.

July 1, 2004, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

A. The objective of general assistance is to provide financial assistance to dependent needy children and disabled adults who are not eligible for assistance under a federally matched financial assistance program such as New Mexico works (NMW) or the federal program of supplement…

[Reserved]

A. Determining countable benefit group income: The benefit group's net countable income shall be considered in the payment determination. The benefit group's net countable income is subtracted from the standard of need for the size of the benefit group. B. Determining the payment…

An individual against whom there is an outstanding claim for overpayment of cash assistance shall be required to repay the claims. Recovery of an overpayment may be accomplished by recoupment (see 8.106.640.11 NMAC). Recoupment amounts shall be deducted from the monthly benefit a…

New Mexico Health Care Authority.

A. Notice of adverse action: Prior to any action to reduce or terminate cash assistance benefits within the certification period, the benefit group shall be provided with a notice of an adverse action, unless the change was reported by the benefit group in writing and was signed …

A. Change in payment amount: A benefit group's cash assistance payment may be increased or decreased after initial certification. (1) Increase in payment amount: The department shall issue adequate notice to GA recipients regarding an increase in payment amount. (2) Decrease in p…

A. If the benefit group failed to timely report a change, the caseworker shall verify the change to determine whether the benefit group received benefits to which it was not entitled (an overpayment). B. Failure to report changes: Failure to report any change in a timely manner m…

The rule applies to the general public.

New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (Chapter 27, Articles 1 and 2) authorize the state to administer the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), general assistance (GA), shelter care supplement, the burial assistance programs and such other public welfare functions as may …

Permanent.

July 1, 2004, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.