HSD is the single state agency designated to administer the New Mexico Title XIX medicaid program in accordance with 42 CFR 431.10, single state agency. State authority is provided by Section 27-2-12 NMSA 1978 (Repl. 1984). Title XIX of the Social Security Act and United States department of health and human services rules establish the requirements for state plans for medical assistance.
N.M. Admin. Code § 8.291.400.9