N.M. Admin. Code § 13.10.36.10 - MINIMIZING COVERAGE DISRUPTIONS AFTER THE FEDERAL MEDICAID CONTINUOUS COVERAGE REQUIREMENT EXPIRES

This rule governs the agency's efforts to ensure a smooth transition into a QHP offered on the New Mexico health insurance exchange for individuals who no longer qualify for medicaid after the expiration continuous coverage requirement in the federal "families first coronavirus response act".

A. Temporary medicaid transition premium relief program. The superintendent may issue a bulletin establishing a program that fully covers the cost of the first month's premium for any QHP sold on the individual health insurance exchange for eligible individuals and families. The premium relief will be available to all members of a household that meet the eligibility requirements in Paragraph B of this section. The payment may be used to effectuate coverage.

B. Eligibility for medicaid transition premium relief program. To qualify, a person must:

(1) be a resident of the state of New Mexico who is eligible to purchase a QHP on the New Mexico health insurance exchange;

(2) have lost medicaid coverage or expect to lose medicaid coverage within 60 days of submitting an application to the New Mexico health insurance exchange;

(3) no longer be enrolled in medicaid at the time their QHP coverage begins;

(4) be eligible for federal premium tax credits; and

(5) have an expected household income below four hundred percent of the federal poverty level during the plan year in which the federal coronavirus disease (COVID-19) public health emergency ends.

C. Duration. The program shall be available on January 1, 2023, or on the day the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, whichever is later. The program shall continue in accordance with legislative appropriations.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 13.10.36.10

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 09, May 3, 2022, eff. 6/1/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 15, August 9, 2022, eff. 9/1/2022