State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2009
New Mexico
State Supplementation
Mandatory Minimum Supplementation
Administration: State-administered through the county offices of the state Department of Human Services.
Optional State Supplementation
Administration: State-administered through the county offices of the state Department of Human Services.
Effective date: July 1, 1976.
Statutory basis for payment: Chapter 51, Laws of 1976.
Funding
Administration: State funds.
Assistance: State funds.
Passalong method: Maintaining payment levels.
Place of application: County offices of the state Department of Human Services.
Scope of coverage: Optional state supplement provided to all SSI recipients who reside in a licensed adult residential care home. Children under age 18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.
Resource limitations: Federal SSI regulations apply.
Income exclusions: Federal SSI regulations apply.
Recoveries, liens, and assignments: None.
Financial responsibility of relatives: None.
Interim assistance: State participates.
Payment calculation method: A standard applies that is established by the state for the total SSI payment. The federal SSI payment and any countable income are deducted from the state standard. The remainder is the state supplementation.
Payment levels: See Table 1.
| Living arrangement | Combined federal and state | State supplementation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Couple | Individual | Couple | |
| Licensed adult residential care home | 774.00 | 1,211.00 | 100.00 | 200.00 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Income Security Programs; state information. | ||||
| NOTE: Payment levels apply equally to the aged, blind, and disabled. | ||||
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Number of recipients: See Table 2.
| Living arrangement | Total | Aged | Blind | Disabled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed adult residential care home | 107 | 7 | 2 | 98 |
| SOURCE: State information. | ||||
Total expenditures: The state reported expenditures of $106,300 for calendar year 2008 in state-administered payments to SSI recipients.
State Assistance for Special Needs
Administration
State administered through the county offices of the state Department of Human Services.
Special Needs Circumstances
Burial expenses provided for SSI recipients. Payment of up to $200 toward funeral expenses if available resources of the deceased are insufficient to cover costs and no other person will assume expenses. No payment is made when resources available from all sources total $600 or more.
Medicaid
Eligibility
Criteria: SSI program guidelines (Title XVI).
Determined by: Social Security Administration.
Medically Needy Program
State does not provide a program for the aged, blind, and disabled medically needy.
Unpaid Medical Expenses
The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.