N.M. Admin. Code § 8.215.500.19

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 8.215.500.19 - INCOME STANDARDS

See 8.200.520 NMAC and following subsections for income standards applicable to the SSI-related medicaid categories.

A.Income exclusions: Income exclusions are applied before income disregards. Exclusions are applied in determining eligibility whether the income belongs to the applicant/recipient or to an individual from whom income is deemed.

B.Infrequent or irregular income: Exclude the first thirty dollars ($30) per calendar quarter of earned income; and the first sixty dollars ($60) per calendar quarter of unearned income. The following definitions apply.

(1) "Irregular income" is income received on an unscheduled or unpredictable basis.

(2) "Infrequent income" is income received only once during a calendar quarter from a single source and includes:

(a) proceeds of life insurance policies;

(b) prizes and awards;

(c) gifts;

(d) support and alimony;

(e) inheritances;

(f) interest per account, and royalties;

(g) one-time lump sum payments, such as social security or retroactive SSI.

(3) "Frequency" is evaluated for the calendar quarter (i.e., January - March, April - June, July - September, October - December) but the dollar amount is considered in the month received.

C.Foster care: Foster care payments are totally excluded if:

(1) the foster child is not eligible for SSI; and

(2) the child was placed in the applicant/recipient's home by a public or private nonprofit child placement or child care agency.

D.Domestic volunteer services exclusions: Payments to volunteers under domestic volunteer services (ACTION) programs are excluded from consideration as income in the eligibility determination process. These programs include the following:

(1) volunteers in service to America (VISTA);

(2) university year for action (UYA);

(3) special demonstration and volunteer programs;

(4) retired senior volunteer program (RSVP);

(5) foster grandparent program;

(6) senior companion program.

E.Census bureau employment: Wages paid by the census bureau for temporary employment related to the census are excluded from consideration as income in the eligibility determination process.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.215.500.19

2-1-95, 7-31-97; 8.215.500.19 NMAC - Rn, 8 NMAC 4.SSI.521 & A, 3-1-01; A, 7-1-05, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 04, February 27, 2018, eff. 3/1/2018