New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 200 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - GENERAL RECIPIENT POLICIES
Part 410 - GENERAL RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 8.200.410.17 - INMATE IN A PUBLIC INSTITUTION
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.200.410.17
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. A public institution is a:
(1) state and private correctional
facility;
(2) county and privately
operated jail;
(3) department of
health behavioral health facility forensic unit;
(4) detention facility operated under the
authority of CYFD; or
(5) facility
that is operated under the authority of CYFD that provides for the care and
rehabilitation of an individual who is under 18 years of age and who has
committed an act that would be designated as a crime under the law if committed
by an individual who is 18 years of age or older.
B. An inmate is a person incarcerated in a public institution listed in Subsection A of 8.200.410.15 NMAC for 30 or more days.
C. An inmate who is incarcerated in a public institution is not eligible for MAP services. The only exception are those services provided to an inmate while they are an inpatient in a medical facility outside the public institution for 24 hours or longer.
D. Incarceration in a public institution is not a basis for denying or terminating a MAP category of eligibility. During the time of incarceration an inmate may apply or recertify for a MAP category of eligibility.
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