New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 245 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - SPECIFIED LOW INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES (SLIMB) (CATEGORY 045)
Part 400 - RECIPIENT POLICIES
Section 8.245.400.18 - ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Assignment of medical support: As a condition of eligibility, applicants for or recipients of benefits must do the following, 42 CFR Section 433.146; Subsection G of Section 27-2-28 NMSA 1978 (Repl. Pamp. 1991):
A. assign individual rights to medical support and payments to the HCA the assignment authorizes HCA to pursue and make recoveries from liable third parties on behalf of a recipient;
B. assign the rights to medical support and payments of other individuals eligible for medicaid, for whom they can legally make an assignment; and
C. assign their individual rights to any medical care support available under an order of a court or an administrative agency.