New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 240 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - QUALIFIED MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES (QMB) (CATEGORY 040)
Part 400 - RECIPIENT POLICIES
Section 8.240.400.13 - CITIZENSHIP
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.240.400.13
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Refer to medical assistance program manual 8.200.410.11 NMAC.
B. Verification of citizenship: Citizenship determinations rendered by the social security administration (SSA) for SSI are final.
(1) Documentation of citizenship:
Primary documentation of citizenship is a birth certificate. Secondary
documentation includes:
(a) certificate of
naturalization;
(b) citizenship
certificate;
(c) other resident
identification documents issued by the United States immigration and
naturalization service, such as:
(i) U.S.
passport issued by the U.S. state department;
(ii) consular report of birth;
(iii) certification of birth issued by the
U.S. state department, proof of marriage to a U.S. citizen before September 2,
1922, or a card of identity and registration of a U.S. citizen; or
(iv) official communication from an American
foreign service post indicating that an applicant/recipient is registered as a
United States citizen.
(2) Declaration of citizenship, nationality,
or immigration status: As a condition of eligibility, medicaid requires a
declaration by the applicant/recipient or by another person on behalf of a
child or an applicant/recipient who is mentally incapacitated, which specifies
whether the applicant/ recipient is a citizen or national of the United States.
If not, the declaration must state that the applicant/recipient is in
satisfactory immigration status. Eligibility is not denied solely because an
applicant/recipient cannot legally sign the declaration and the individual who
is legally able to do so refuses to sign on the applicant/ recipient's behalf
or to cooperate, as required.
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