New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 200 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - GENERAL RECIPIENT POLICIES
Part 410 - GENERAL RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 8.200.410.16 - APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER BENEFITS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
As a condition of eligibility, a medicaid applicant or an eligible recipient must take all necessary steps to obtain any annuities, pensions, retirement, and disability benefits to which they are entitled, within 30 calendar days from the date HSD furnishes notice of the potential benefit, unless they can show good cause for not doing so.
A. Benefit types: Annuities, pensions, retirement and disability benefits include, but are not limited to, veterans' compensation and pensions, old age survivors and disability insurance (OASDI) benefits, railroad retirement benefits, and unemployment compensation.
B. Exceptions to general requirement/good cause: An individual may request a good cause waiver to this requirement by presenting ISD with corroborating evidence that:
C. Failure to apply for and take steps to determine eligibility for other benefits: When the parent(s) or where applicable the specified relative fails or refuses to apply for and take steps to determine eligibility within 30 calendar days from the date HSD furnishes notice of the potential benefit, the parent(s) or specified relative is not eligible for medicaid. An eligible recipient under the age of 18 years shall not lose his or her medicaid eligibility under this provision.
