New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 252 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM (CATEGORY 052)
Part 400 - RECIPIENT POLICIES
Section 8.252.400.14 - RESIDENCE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
To be eligible for medicaid, a woman must be physically present in New Mexico on the date of application or final determination of eligibility and must have intent to remain in the state.
A. Establishing residence: Residence in New Mexico is established by living in the state and carrying out the types of activities normally indicating residency, such as occupying a home, enrolling child (ren) in school, getting a state driver's license, or renting a post office box. A woman who is homeless is considered to have met the residence requirements if she intends to remain in the state.
B. Recipients receiving benefits out-of-state: A women who receives medical assistance in another state is considered a resident of that state until the income support division (ISD) staff receives verification from the other state agency indicating that it has been notified by the woman of the abandonment of residence in that state.
C. Abandonment: Residence is not abandoned by temporary absences. Temporary absences occur when a woman leaves New Mexico for specific purposes with time-limited goals. Residence is considered abandoned when any of the following occurs:
