New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 250 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS QMB AND SLIMB (CATEGORY 045)
Part 400 - RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 8.250.400.13 - CITIZENSHIP
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.250.400.13
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Undocumented aliens cannot purchase medicare coverage and, therefore, are not eligible for QI1 benefits. To be eligible for QI1 an applicant or re-determining recipient must be one of the following:
(1) a citizen of
the United States; or
(2) an alien
who entered the United States prior to August 22, 1996, as one of the classes
of aliens described in 8.200.410 NMAC or an alien who entered the United States
as a qualified alien on or after August 22, 1996, and who has met the five year
bar listed in 8.200.410 NMAC.
B. Verification of citizenship: Individuals entitled to or receiving medicare already meet citizenship and identity requirements.
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