The department shall waive the application of the provisions of the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act if application of the provisions would work an undue hardship as determined pursuant to regulations adopted and promulgated by the secretary of human services. The regulations shall include a provision for special consideration when an asset subject to recovery is the sole income-producing asset or is a homestead of modest value.
§ 27-2A-6 NMSA 1978
Hardship waiver
Known as the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act
The act spans §§ 27–27 (9 sections).
Laws 1994, ch. 87, § 6.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.