N.M. Admin. Code § 8.150.600.11 - WINTER MORATORIUM ON UTILITY DISCONNECTION

No utility vendor regulated by the public regulation commission shall discontinue or disconnect residential utility service for heating from November 15 through March 15 of the subsequent year for certain customers.

A. Administering authority: The HCA or a tribal entity that administers its own low income home energy assistance program are designated as the authorities to identify customers who meet the certain qualifications for the winter moratorium. The customer must also meet the New Mexico public regulation commission requirements to receive winter moratorium protection.

B. Qualification: Customers who qualify for the winter moratorium must meet the following income standards:

(1) the customer is a member of a household in which the total gross income is at or below one hundred fifty percent of the current federal poverty guidelines; or

(2) one or more of the household members:

(a) receive supplemental security income; or

(b) are eligible for any federally funded assistance program administered by ISD with income guidelines at or below one hundred fifty percent of the current federal poverty guidelines;

(3) the person in whose name a utility account is listed and the name of the public assistance recipient need not match in order for the customer to be entitled to protection under this section.

C. Proof of qualification:

(1) HCA generated approval notice for public assistance programs whose income guidelines are at or below one hundred fifty percent of the current federal poverty guidelines;

(2) computer generated notice from HCA; or

(3) form completed by hand from a local ISD office.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 8.150.600.11

8.150.600.11 NMAC - Rn, 8.150.610.10 NMAC & A, 10-1-12, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 18, September 29, 2015, eff. 10/1/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024