New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 201 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - MEDICAID EXTENSION (CATEGORY 01, 03 and 04)
Part 500 - INCOME AND RESOURCE STANDARDS
Section 8.201.500.15 - DEEMED INCOME

If an applicant/recipient is a minor who lives with a parent(s), deemed income from the parent(s) must be considered. If an applicant/ recipient is married and lives with a spouse, deemed income from the spouse must be considered. See 8.215.500.21 NMAC, deemed income, for information on deemed income. If an applicant/recipient has a spouse or parent who receives Title II benefits, all COLAs received by the spouse/parent since the applicant/ recipient lost SSI are deducted from the spouse/parent's income before it is deemed to the applicant/recipient.