# 8.139.410.3 NMAC: Section 3. Statutory Authority

> New Mexico · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S3

## Section

- **Citation:** 8.139.410.3 NMAC
- **Heading:** Section 3. Statutory Authority
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NMAC / Title 8 (SOCIAL SERVICES) / Chapter 139 (FOOD STAMP PROGRAM) / Part 410 (GENERAL RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS - NONFINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY) / Section 3

## Text

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. Administration of the health care authority (HCA), including its authority to promulgate regulations, is governed by Chapter 9, Article 8, NMSA 1978 (Repl. 1983). Section 9-8-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 establishes the HCA as a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions relating to health care facility licensure and health care purchasing and regulation.

## Nearby sections

- [8.139.410.1 NMAC Section 1. Issuing Agency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S1.md)
- [8.139.410.2 NMAC Section 2. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S2.md)
- [8.139.410.3 NMAC Section 3. Statutory Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S3.md)
- [8.139.410.5 NMAC Section 5. Effective Date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S5.md)
- [8.139.410.6 NMAC Section 6. Objective](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S6.md)
- [8.139.410.8 NMAC Section 8. Enumeration (Social Security Number)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S8.md)
- [8.139.410.9 NMAC Section 9. Citizenship And Immigration Status For Eligibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S9.md)
- [8.139.410.14 NMAC Section 14. Requirements For Able Bodied Adults](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P410_S14.md)

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