New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 106 - STATE FUNDED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Part 431 - PRE CERTIFIED VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Section 8.106.431.14 - ELIGIBLITY RECERTIFICATION

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.106.431.14

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. Recertification of eligibility: The department shall provide notice of recertification 45 days prior to the end of the certification and make a prospective determination of eligibility beginning the month following the month the certification period expires. The recertification shall consist of a determination of eligibility for an additional period of time, redetermination of the amount of cash assistance payment and a complete review of all conditions of eligibility. Current financial eligibility must be reviewed at the end of the certification period for the specific program to determine continued eligibility for a new period of time.

B. Interview: A face-to-face interview shall take place at the end of the certification period, unless the recipient's physical or mental condition makes the interview impossible or inadvisable. The interview may be waived on a case-by-case basis for hardship reasons found in 8.106.110.11 NMAC. During the interview the department shall review with the recipient the possible changes in circumstances that must be reported and may affect the client's eligibility or benefit amount.

C. Recertification timeliness:

(1) Timely recertification: Recertification forms submitted before the 15th of the expiration month will be considered timely.

(2) Untimely reapplication: Recertification forms submitted after the 15th but before the end of a benefit group's certification period expires have lost the right to uninterrupted benefits.

D. Verification: A benefit group that has recertified timely, completed an interview and provided required verification specific to eligibility, will be given 10 days to provide the verification or until the certification period expires, whichever is longer. If the certification period expires before the 10-day deadline for submitting the required verification, the benefit group will be entitled to a full month's benefits, if eligible, within five days after verification is submitted.

E. Agency failure to act: A benefit group that has made a timely recertification, but due to agency error, is not determined eligible in sufficient time to provide for issuance by the benefit group's normal issuance date in the following month, will be entitled to restoration of lost benefits.

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