New Mexico Statutes Chapter 59A. Insurance Code § 59A-23H-5. Human services department duties

A. Upon receipt of a taxpayer's insurance-relevant information from the taxation and revenue department, the department shall assess the taxpayer's eligibility or the eligibility of members of the taxpayer's household for health coverage programs. If the required insurance-relevant information is insufficient to assess the eligibility of the taxpayer or of the members of the taxpayer's household for those health coverage programs, the department may request additional information from the taxpayer.

B. If the department assesses that a taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household is eligible for medicaid, the department shall contact the taxpayer and provide the taxpayer with information on:

C. If the information transferred to the department is sufficient to complete an eligibility determination and the taxpayer has consented to being enrolled in medicaid, the department may enroll the taxpayer in medicaid.

D. The department shall refer taxpayers or members of the taxpayer's household to the exchange if the department assesses that a taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household may be eligible for a qualified health plan available through the exchange pursuant to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Act. The department may share insurance-relevant information provided by the taxation and revenue department with the exchange for the purpose of assisting a taxpayer with enrollment in a qualified health plan.