New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 308 - MANAGED CARE PROGRAM
Part 6 - ELIGIBILITY
Section 8.308.6.10 - SPECIAL SITUATIONS

(1) When a child is born to a member enrolled in a MCO, the hospital or other providers will complete a MAD form 313 (notification of birth) or its successor, prior to or at the time of discharge. HSD shall ensure that upon receipt of the MAD form 313 and upon completion of the eligibility process, the newborn is enrolled into his or her mother's MCO. The newborn is eligible for a period of 13 months, starting with the month of his or her birth.

(2) When the newborn's mother is covered by health insurance through the New Mexico health insurance exchange and the mother's qualified health plan is also a HSD-contracted MCO, HSD will enroll the newborn into the mother's MCO as of the month of his or her birth.

(3) When the newborn member's mother is covered by health insurance through New Mexico health insurance exchange and the mother's qualified health plan is not a HSD-contracted MCO, HSD shall auto-assign and enroll the newborn in a medicaid MCO as of the month of his or her birth.

(4) The newborn member's parent or legal guardian will have three months from the first day of the month of birth to change the newborn's MCO assignment. After the three-month period, the newborn's MCO enrollment may only be changed for cause, as set forth in Paragraph (2) of Subsection H of 8.308.7.9 NMAC.

(1) A member who meets a nursing facility (NF) level of care (LOC) and who does not reside in a NF will be eligible to receive home and community-based services and may choose to receive such services either through an agency-based or self-directed approach as outlined in 8.308.12 NMAC.

(2) Members who meet NFLOC and are eligible to receive community benefits must be enrolled in a centennial care MCO.