Section 3. Statutory Authority

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NMAC › Title 8 (SOCIAL SERVICES) › Chapter 139 (FOOD STAMP PROGRAM) › Part 400 (RECIPIENT POLICY - WHO CAN BE A RECIPIENT) › Section 3

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The food stamp program is authorized by the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as amended (7 U.S.C. 2011 et. seq.). Regulations issued pursuant to the act are contained in 7 CFR Parts 270- 282. State authority for administering the food stamp program is contained in Chapter 27 NMSA, 1978. Section 9- 8-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 establishes the health care authority (HCA) as a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions relating to health care facility licensure and health care purchasing and regulation

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