New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 249 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY - REFUGEE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (RMA) PROGRAM
Part 600 - BENEFIT DESCRIPTION
Section 8.249.600.11 - INITIAL BENEFITS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Approval or denial of application: After the eligibility determination is made, the income support specialist (ISS) sends notice to the applicant or applicant group. The denial notice contains information on the reason for the denial and explanation of appeal rights to the applicant(s).
B. Date of eligibility: Eligibility starts with the first day of the month of application after all eligibility requirements are met. The 12-month period begins with the month the refugee enters the United States, as documented by the immigration and naturalization service (INS) (form I-94). For cases involving children born in the United States, the child's eligibility period expires when the refugee parent who arrived last in the United States has been in this country for 12 months.
