New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 106 - STATE FUNDED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Part 500 - ELIGIBILITY POLICY - GENERAL INFORMATION
Section 8.106.500.10 - PAYMENTS TO ADULTS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Conditions: Subject to the availability of state funding for the program, a payment may be made to an individual who resides in a shelter care home. The individual must be a recipient of supplemental security income (SSI) under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
B. Licensing of the shelter care home: The shelter care home must be licensed pursuant to regulations of the New Mexico department of health.
C. Payment: A cash payment may be made to an SSI recipient when the recipient resides in a licensed shelter care home because the recipient needs help with personal care, such as bathing, dressing, eating or taking prescribed medication.