N.M. Admin. Code § 8.281.500.16 - DEEMING RESOURCES

Deeming of resources applies only during periods when an eligible applicant/recipient under 18 years of age lives at home and during the month the eligible applicant or recipient enters an institution. After the initial month of entry into the institution, only those resources directly attributable to or available to the applicant or recipient are counted and compared to the $2,000 resource limit.

A. Deeming of resources for children who are blind or have a disability: If an applicant or recipient under 18 years of age who is blind or disabled enters an institution, the resources of the parent(s) are deemed to the applicant or recipient if the parent(s) live in the same household. If an ineligible parent receives temporary assistance to needy families (TANF), resources are not deemed to the applicant or recipient.

B. To determine the amount of resources deemed to the applicant or recipient, the following computation is made:

(1) determine parent(s) resources;

(2) allow parent(s) all the resource exclusions that an eligible applicant or recipient would receive;

(3) the remaining resources in excess of $2,000 for one parent or $3,000 for two parents are deemed to the applicant or recipient child; if there is more than one applicant or recipient child, the deemed resources are divided equally; and

(4) the deemed resources are added to whatever countable resources the applicant or recipient child has in their own right; the applicant or recipient child is eligible for a MAP category of institutional care eligibility on the factor of resources if countable resources do not exceed $2,000.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 8.281.500.16

2-1-95; 7-31-97; 8.281.500.16 NMAC - Rn, 8 NMAC 4.ICM.518, 3-1-01; A, 4-1-09, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 15, August 14, 2015, eff. 8/15/2015, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 22, November 29, 2022, eff. 12/1/2022