- The department shall include a notice with an income tax refund or other notice sent to a taxpayer whose income is within one hundred thirty percent of federal poverty guidelines as defined by the United States census bureau that the taxpayer may be eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Included in the notice shall be general information about those benefits, such as where to apply for those benefits, based on information received by the department from the health care authority by January 30 of each calendar year.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 138, § 1; 2025, ch. 130, § 10.
ANNOTATIONS
Cross references. — For notice by mail pursuant to taxpayers, see 7-1-9 NMSA 1978.
The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, made technical amendments; replaced references to "food stamps" with "supplemental nutrition benefits," and replaced a reference to the "human services department" with the "health care authority".