New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Part 970 - OVERSIGHT - PROGRAM PARTICIPATION HEARINGS
Section 8.100.970.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Section 27 NMSA 1978 (1992 Repl.) provides for the department to "...adopt, amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations..." It also provides for administration of public assistance programs.
B. The income support division (ISD) of the Health Care Authority (HCA) was created by the HSD secretary under authority granted by Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of Section 9-8-6 NMSA 1978.
C. The New Mexico health insurance exchange (NMHIX) was established by Section 59A-23F-1 of NMSA 1978 et al. Pursuant to 45 CFR 155.505(c) and 155.510(a), NMHIX has designated to the New Mexico health care authority the authority to conduct fair hearings of NMHIX eligibility appeals pursuant to 45 CFR 155 Subpart F.