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Medicaid Planning · New Mexico

New Mexico Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for New Mexico.

Published: Not yet published. Last checked: September 2, 2026.

Look-back period

60 months for transfers on or after February 8, 2006, measured from the application date when the applicant is institutionalized

Source: New Mexico Administrative Code 8.281.500 [state-medicaid-agency] — Operative institutional-care resource and transfer rule; amendment history through December 1, 2022

Transfer-penalty divisor

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

State Medicaid agency

How the state administers the rule

Divide uncompensated value by the current average monthly private-pay nursing-facility cost, retain the rule's fractional-month treatment, and restrict coverage during the resulting penalty period.

Source: New Mexico Administrative Code 8.281.500 [state-medicaid-agency] — Operative institutional-care resource and transfer rule; amendment history through December 1, 2022

Sources and update policy

Methodology & sources

Checked at least annually and whenever the state publishes a new transfer-penalty divisor or administration rule.

This page is educational and is not legal advice.