N.M. Admin. Code § 8.290.600.14 - CHANGES IN ELIGIBILITY

If the eligible recipient ceases to meet any of the eligibility criteria, the case is closed following provision of advance notice as appropriate. See Section 8.200.430.9 NMAC and following subsections for information about notices and hearing rights.

A. Non-provision of waiver services: To continue to be eligible for waiver services, an eligible recipient must be receiving waiver services, early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment (EPSDT) benefits or managed care services, other than case management, (42 CFR Section 435.217). If at any time waiver services are no longer being provided (e.g., a suspension) and are not expected to be provided for 90 consecutive days, the recipient is ineligible for the waiver category and the case must be closed after appropriate notice is provided by the ISD caseworker.

B. Admission to a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF-IID): If an eligible waiver recipient enters an acute care hospital, a nursing facility, or an ICF-IID and remains for more than 90 consecutive days, the waiver case must be closed and an application for institutional care medicaid (ICM) must be processed. The eligible recipient is not required to complete a new application if the periodic review on the waiver case is not due in either the month of entry into the institution or the following month. If the waiver recipient is institutionalized within less than 90 consecutive days and still receives waiver services within that time frame, the waiver case is not closed and an application for ICM need not be processed.

C. Reporting changes in circumstances: The primary responsibility for reporting changes in the eligible recipient's circumstances rests with the eligible recipient or his/her representative. At the initial eligibility determination and all on-going eligibility redeterminations, the ISD caseworker must explain the reporting responsibilities requirement to the eligible recipient or his/her representative and document that such explanation was given. In the event that waiver services cease to be provided, the case manager or the waiver program manager (or designee) must immediately notify the income support division office of that fact by telephone. The telephone call is to be followed by a written notice to the ISD caseworker.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 8.290.600.14

2/1/95; 1/1/97; 8.290.600.14 NMAC - Rn, 8 NMAC 4.WAV.630 & A, 5/1/02; A, 11/1/07; A, 11/1/12, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 24, December 27, 2018, eff. 1/1/2019