New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 21 - TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT
Part 540 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN - CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT SEAT PROGRAM
Section 8.21.540.8 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Eligibility is based upon four requirements: destitution, emergency situation, compliance with project forward components, and birth.
A. Destitution: To be eligible to receive AFDC -emergency assistance child safety restraint seat program benefits, an applicant's respective family is required to receive AFDC and provide documentation of such. Consequently, in order to receive a child safety restraint seat and the associated training, applicant families will be required to present proof of AFDC benefits, preferably by presenting their medicaid card.
B. Emergency situation: To be eligible to receive AFDC - emergency assistance child safety restraint seat program benefits, applicants are required to be in an emergency situation. Consequently, an emergency situation needs to be designated by respective hospital personnel.
C. Compliance with project forward components: To be eligible to receive AFDC -emergency assistance child safety restraint seat program benefits, applicant's respective families must have complied with project forward components. The emergency condition must not have arisen because an adult family member refused to accept employment or training for employment.
D. Birth requirements: To be eligible to receive AFDC - emergency assistance child safety restraint seat program benefits, applicant's respective families must have recently given birth. Applicants must receive benefits upon their first release from the hospital.
