NON-FINANCIAL VERIFICATION STANDARDS:

NONCONCURRENT RECEIPT OF ASSISTANCE:

A. Verification of nonconcurrent receipt of assistance is mandatory. ISD has responsibility for verifying nonconcurrent receipt of benefits usually through government data systems or other state agencies.

(1) For SNAP purposes, non-receipt of SNAP benefits from this state or another state or receipt of tribal commodities must be verified.

(2) For medicaid , ineligibility to receive medicaid benefits from this state or another state in the current month must be verified.

(3) For cash assistance, ineligibility for and non-receipt of assistance from the supplemental security income (SSI) program and bureau of Indian affairs general assistance (BIA GA) program, TANF assistance from New Mexico tribal programs, cash assistance from a HCA administered program and adoption subsidies funded through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act must be verified.

B. Non-receipt of benefits from another state must be verified for applicants who indicate a recent move to New Mexico from another state and prior receipt of assistance from that state.

C. Methods which can be used to verify nonconcurrent receipt of assistance include:

(1) ISD eligibility system for non-receipt of assistance from ISD programs;

(2) state data exchange (SDX) for non-receipt of SSI;

(3) contact with the New Mexico children, youth and families department for non-receipt of assistance;

(4) document from another state showing termination of benefits;

(5) collateral contact - oral statement from other state for termination of SNAP, TANF, or medicaid ;

(6) collateral contact - oral statement from bureau of Indian affairs for non-receipt of BIA-GA; or

(7) collateral contact - oral statement from tribal TANF programs for non-receipt of tribal TANF.

[8.100.130.14 - Rp 8.100.130.14 NMAC, 7/1/2024]