New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 230 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - FULL COVERAGE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
Part 400 - RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 8.230.400.22 - BUDGET GROUP

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.230.400.22

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

The budget group includes all members of the assistance unit. Additional budget group members include individuals who live in the household with the assistance unit and have a financial obligation of support.

A. Except for a supplemental security income (SSI) recipient, the following individuals have a financial obligation of support for medicaid eligibility:

(1) the spouse of the pregnant woman; New Mexico recognizes common law and same sex marriages established in other states; and

(2) there is a presumption that a child born to a married woman is the child of the spouse, or if the individual established parentage by some other legally recognized process.

B. The following individuals do not have a financial obligation of support for medicaid eligibility:

(1) a SSI recipient to the assistance unit;

(2) a father of the unborn child who is not married to the pregnant woman;

(3) a stepparent to a stepchild;

(4) a grandparent to a grandchild;

(5) a legal guardian or conservator of a child;

(6) an alien sponsor to the assistance unit; or

(7) a sibling to a sibling.

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