New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 249 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY - REFUGEE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (RMA) PROGRAM
Part 400 - RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 8.249.400.6 - OBJECTIVE

The objective of this rule is to provide specific instructions when determining eligibility for the medicaid program and other health care programs. Generally, applicable eligibility rules are detailed in the medical assistance division (MAD) eligibility policy manual 8.200 NMAC, Medicaid Eligibility - General Recipients Policies. Processes for establishing and maintaining medicaid eligibility are detailed in the income support division (ISD) general provisions policy manual 8.100 NMAC, General Provisions for Public Assistance Programs. Refugee medical assistance (RMA): The RMA offers health coverage for a refugee within the first 12 months from their date of entry to the United States (U.S.) when they do not qualify for other medicaid eligibility categories. An RMA eligible refugee has access to a benefit package that parallels the full medicaid services. This program is not funded by medicaid; funds are provided through a grant under Title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The purpose of this grant is to provide for the effective resettlement of a refugee and to assist him or her to achieve economic self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.