New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 106 - STATE FUNDED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Part 400 - RECIPIENT POLICIES - DEFINING THE BENEFIT GROUP
Section 8.106.400.9 - BASIS FOR DEFINING THE BENEFIT GROUP
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Request for assistance: The request for assistance is the first step in determining those individuals who must be included in the benefit group. At the request of the head of the benefit group, non-mandatory members may be included or removed from the benefit group, this may require the inclusion or removal of other individuals as well.
B. Benefit group members: The head of benefit group is required to apply for any person who is a mandatory benefit group member, failure shall result in ineligibility for the entire benefit group. Changes in benefit group circumstances shall be reviewed and may affect who is considered a mandatory benefit group member.
C. Mandatory for inclusion: The income and resources of mandatory members will always be considered to determine need, but not payment. In order to be included in the assistance group, members must individually meet eligibility requirements. Members mandatory for inclusion are: spouses residing in the home with the applicant, a caretaker of the applicant, and the father of an unborn child residing in the home with the applicant.
