N.M. Admin. Code § 8.102.100.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY
A. New
Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (Chapter 27, Articles 1 and 2) authorize the
state to administer the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), general
assistance (GA), shelter care supplement, the burial assistance programs and
such other public welfare functions as may be assumed by the state.
B. Federal legislation contained in the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of
1996 abolished the AFDC program. The federal act created the temporary
assistance for needy families (TANF) block grant under Title IV of the Social
Security Act. Through the New Mexico Works Act of 1998, the New Mexico works
(NMW) program was created to replace the AFDC program.
C. Under authority granted to the governor by
the federal Social Security Act, the health care authority (HCA) is designated
as the state agency responsible for the TANF program in New Mexico.
D. Effective April 1, 1998, in accordance
with the requirements of the New Mexico Works Act and Title IV-A of the federal
Social Security Act, the department is creating the New Mexico works program as
one of its cash assistance programs.
E. In close coordination with the NMW
program, the department administers the food stamp employment and training
program (E&T) pursuant to the Food Security Act of 1985 and federal
regulations at Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
F. Section
9-8-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 establishes
the health care authority as a single, unified department to administer laws
and exercise functions relating to health care facility licensure and health
care purchasing and regulation.
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