N.M. Admin. Code § 8.15.2.14

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 8.15.2.14 - CASE SUSPENSIONS AND CLOSURES

A. A case may be suspended by the client if child care benefits are not being utilized for a period not to exceed three months with payment being discontinued to the provider. The client will remain eligible for child care assistance through the remainder of their eligibility period.

B. If the client experiences a non-temporary change of activity including the loss of employment, no longer attending school, or no longer participating in a job training or education program, the child care placement agreement may close; however, the client will remain eligible for the approved 12-month eligibility period.

C. A case will be closed if the following conditions apply:

(1) any non-temporary change in activity;

(2) income in excess of two hundred and fifty percent federal poverty level or a client designated as an essential worker, as defined in Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of 8.15.2.9 NMAC, with an income in excess of four hundred and twenty-five percent of the federal poverty level;

(3) failing to recertify at the end of approved eligibility period; or

(4) being disqualified from participation in the program.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.15.2.14

8.15.2.14 NMAC - Rp, 8.15.2.14 NMAC, 02/14/05; A, 06/30/10; A, 11/30/12, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 18, September 30, 2016, eff. 10/1/2016, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 04, February 23, 2021, eff. 3/1/2021, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 14, July 20, 2021, eff. 7/1/2021, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 23, December 14, 2021, eff. 1/1/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10, May 24, 2022, eff. 5/1/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11, June 7, 2022, eff. 5/6/2022