New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 250 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS QMB AND SLIMB (CATEGORY 045)
Part 500 - INCOME AND RESOURCE STANDARDS
Section 8.250.500.9 - QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS 1 (QI1s) - CATEGORY 042

Medical assistance division (MAD) pays the monthly medicare Part B insurance premium for qualified individuals (QI1s) with income between 120 percent and 135 percent of the federal poverty level and who are not otherwise eligible for another MAD category of eligibility. Eligible recipients will be served on a first come, first served basis, contingent upon availability of federal funds. Eligibility will be offered to individuals on a yearly basis. After 1998, eligible recipients currently enrolled in the program will get the first opportunity to continue to receive benefits.