N.M. Admin. Code § 8.206.400.16 - AGE

To meet the requirements for a MAP category of CYFD eligibility, an applicant or re-determining recipient must be under 18 years of age, except as outlined in Section 9 and 10 of this rule.

A. Students under 19: When an eligible recipient reaches 18 years of age, he or she loses MAP eligibility unless (1) he or she is a full-time student in a secondary school or its equivalent and (2) he or she is expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age. In such cases, his or her MAP category of CYFD eligibility is terminated when he or she leaves school or upon his or her 19^th birthday, whichever comes first. School attendance must be verified each semester as part of the recipient's MAP re-determination process.

B. Proof of age: The following documents constitute primary evidence of age:

(1) birth certificate;

(2) adoption papers or records;

(3) hospital or clinic records;

(4) church or baptismal records;

(5) bureau of vital statistics or local government records;

(6) United States passports or immigration and naturalization service's records;

(7) American Indian census reports; or

(8) birth records maintained by the social security administration (SSA).

C. If the age of the applicant or re-determining recipient cannot be established using primary evidence, a minimum of two pieces of corroborating secondary evidence must be used to establish his or her age, such as school records, census records, a court support order not generated by CYFD, his or her physical health practitioner's statement, juvenile court records not generated by CYFD, child welfare records not generated by CYFD, voluntary social services agency records, insurance policies, minister's signed statement, affidavits or military records.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 8.206.400.16

8.206.400.16 NMAC - Rp, 8.206.400.16 NMAC, 1-1-14, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 18, September 29, 2015, eff. 10/1/2015