New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 22 / November 18, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT
The United States Department
of Health and Human Services requires that the New Mexico Health Care Authority
meet certain Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation
requirements. To assist in meeting these
requirements, federal regulations (45 CFR 261.40) allows
New Mexico to decrease its work participation rate percentage by the number of
percentage points that the FY 2025 caseload fell in comparison to the FY 2015
caseload. This is termed the TANF
Caseload Reduction Credit. The total
Federal expenditures and Maintenance of Effort (MOE) expenditures that are
included in this report are subject to change due to fluctuations during year
end budget close out and increases in MOE funding.
The estimated changes and
corresponding methodologies are reported in the proposed TANF Caseload
Reduction Credit Report which is available on the New Mexico Health Care
Authority website at: https://www.hca.nm.gov/lookingforinformation/income-support-division-registers-2/.
If you do not have Internet
access, a copy of the proposed report may be requested by contacting Paula
Garcia with the Income Support Division’s Budget Bureau at paula.garcia@hca.nm.gov or
(505) 699-3457. If you are a person with
a disability and you require this information in an alternative format, please
contact the American Disabilities Act Coordinator at (505) 827-7701 or through
the New Mexico Relay system at 711 or toll free at 1-800-659-1779. The Department requests at least a 10-day notice
in advance to provide the requested alternative formats.
The proposed comment period
will begin at 8:00 a.m. on November 18, 2025, and end at 4:00 p.m. on December 18,
2025. Individuals wishing to comment on
the TANF Caseload Reduction Credit report should contact Paula Garcia, Health
Care Authority, Income Support Division, Budget Bureau at paula.garcia@hca.nm.gov.
Interested persons may
address written or recorded comments to:
Health Care Authority
Income Support Division
Budget Bureau
Attn: Paula Garcia
P.O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348
Interested persons may also
address comments via electronic mail to:
hca-isdrules@hca.nm.gov