Section 27-2-12.2 - Medical assistance program; eligibility of married individuals. - New Mexico Statutes

27-2-12.2. Medical assistance program; eligibility of married individuals.

For the purpose of determining medical assistance for institutional care program eligibility under the Public Assistance Act [27-2-1 NMSA 1978], the community spouse resource allowance for a community spouse as defined and authorized by the federal Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 shall be a minimum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).