N.M. Admin. Code § 8.314.6.21 - CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS PURSUANT TO TIMELY APPEAL

A. Continuation of benefits may be provided to an eligible recipient who requests a HSD administrative hearing within the timeframe defined in 3.352.2 NMAC. The notice will include information on the right to continue the eligible recipient's benefits and on his or her responsibility for repayment if the HSD administrative final hearing decision is not in the eligible recipient's favor. See 8.352.2 NMAC for a complete description of the continuation of benefits process of a HSD administrative hearing for an eligible recipient.

B. The continuation of a benefit is only available to an eligible recipient that is currently receiving the appealed benefit. The continuation of the benefit will be the same as the eligible recipient's current allocation, budget or LOC. The continuation budget may not be revised until the conclusion of the HSD administrative hearing process unless one of the criteria to modify the budget in 8.314.6.17 NMAC is met. See 8.352.2 NMAC for a complete description, instructions and process of a HSD administrative hearing and continuation of benefits process of a MAP eligible recipient.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 8.314.6.21

8.314.6.21 NMAC - Rp, 8.314.6.21 NMAC, 10-15-12; A, 2-14-14, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 04, February 29, 2016, eff. 3/1/2016