The mission of the Income Support Division (ISD) is to relieve, minimize or eliminate poverty and to make available certain services for eligible low-income individuals and families through statewide programs of financial assistance, food assistance, employment assistance, and training services.

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The Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD) provides an array of services that are available to children and adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and their families. Funds are available based on legislative appropriation from the State General Funds. There may be waiting lists for these services due to the limited availability of these funds. SGF services are available to individuals who are not currently served through one of the Medicaid Waiver Programs. They provide respite services, residential services, and day services.

Residents of New Mexico, anyone under age 21 is eligible if diagnosed with chronic medical conditions or disabilities that require surgical or medical treatment or limit activities. For CMS payment/coverage, there are also financial guidelines.

These conditions are automatically qualifying:

• Cancer
• Cardiac Disease
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cleft Lip & Palate
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy with Seizure Medications
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Lupus
• Renal Failure
• Spina Bifida

Adults are eligible if they have genetic/metabolic or cystic fibrosis who are eligible for lifelong services.

CMS offers medical services through multidisciplinary pediatric specialty clinics, private providers and public agencies. Diagnostic medical services, information and referral, case management and pre-school developmental evaluations are also available, regardless of income.

Service Include:

• Medical Management- may include payment for diagnostic services, hospitalizations, physician’s services, and some therapies.
• Multidisciplinary Pediatric Specialty Clinics- including asthma, cleft palate, genetic, metabolic, nephrology, neurology, and endocrinology clinics
• Care Coordination
• Transition Planning for Youth with Special Health Care needs
  Newborn Genetic Screening and Follow-up & Newborn Hearing Screening and Follow-up

Presbyterian Centennial Care provides basic benefits, plus extra value-added benefits. It is funded in part under a contract with the State of New Mexico. The plan includes physical health, behavioral health, and long-term care services. Benefits can include Medisafe Medication Reminder, Traditional Medicine Value Added Service, baby benefit new mother program, and more.

Blue Cross Community Centennial Plan is a health insurance plan that is part of New Mexico's Medicaid program. Plans include medical benefits, drug coverage, dental and vision care, behavioral health, transportation and long term care. Value added services include physical health services, maternity services, and behavior health services. Home meal delivery, Native American Traditional Healing and Wellness, remote monitoring program and respite bed are offered for under physical health service.

Any child with hearing loss between the ages of newborn and twenty years, with financial need, may apply.

Assists children with hearing loss to achieve improved communication. Provides financial assistance for hearing aids, enclosed caption converters for television, tactile units, FM units (into which a hearing aid is plugged for amplification), computers to assist deaf children in communicating, etc.

• Fall within the income guidelines found at cernercharitablefoundation.org/funding
• Child is age 18 or younger (special consideration for children ages 19–21)
• Request qualifies as a valid health care need

Provides funding to individual children with health-related needs when insurance and other financial resources have been exhausted. Supports several mission-based programs designed to make a difference in the lives of individuals in our own community and around the world.

Receiving treatment from nationally recognized cancer treatment facility.

Provides flights for cancer patients and bone marrow donors and recipients that are traveling to and from nationally recognized cancer treatment centers within the United States and Canada.

Provides, information and support for parenteral nutrition consumers (HPN or home IV-fed patients) to improve their health and quality of life. Also offers a national list of Donated Equipment and Supplies and virtual support groups.

Children with life-threatening diseases and life-altering conditions

Provides long term care and a better quality of life for children with cancer and children in need, their families and communities, through financial assistance, education, medical support, therapeutic play and outreach care programs.

Services Include:

• Educational Scholarships for children with cancer
• Free Sports, Arts & Equine Therapy Programs
• Financial support: Emergency, Basic Living, Life Enhancing & Life Saving expenses included.

A referral expedites services. May self-refer and be seen in outpatient clinic.

Provides assistance with Durable Medical Equipment including wheelchairs. Inpatient and outpatient services for children with neuromuscular conditions, burn injuries and other specialized health care needs. Serves children in the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, and Mexico. 19 locations in the US.

Children with medical-related needs that have the potential to significantly enhance either the clinical condition or the quality of life of a child.

Assists families of children with medical and financial needs; may assist financially with funeral expenses. The Foundation may distribute, per fiscal quarter, up to $10,000 in total to selected applicants who meet the requirements of the application and funding process. Priorities for funding distribution are as follows and are in no particular order: Medical, dental, vision services; medical equipment; imminent housing needs; rehabilitation services.

Processing time for funding requests is approximately 2-3 weeks.

Organ and tissue transplant candidates and recipients

Assists patients during their transplant journey with fundraising and financial support.

Persons with a rare disease and in financial need.

Provides assistance programs to help patients obtain life-saving or life-sustaining medication they could not otherwise afford. Programs provide medication, financial assistance with insurance premiums and co-pays, diagnostic testing assistance, and travel assistance for clinical trials.

For very young children. Eligibility requirements. Underserved Americans with no other resources.

Miracle-Ear® is committed to helping underserved people with hearing loss and giving them the gift of sound. Committed to excellent products, follow-up care and service.

Adults and children with limited financial resources. Asks all applicants to exhaust other financial resources including but not limited to, available credit, family support, money market accounts, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, trust funds, annuities, and savings/checking and State sponsored programs.

Provides new high quality hearing aids. Each person receives: two hearing aids, custom ear molds and one year limited service. After an application fee (see Tier I and II on website) the only expenses are the cost of the hearing evaluation and batteries. These costs are not paid to HAH.

Works with children and adults who experience hearing loss in the greater Dallas, Texas area and across the U.S. 

Provides advanced hearing technology and services to individuals with hearing loss. 

Services Include:

• Surgeries
• Audiological services and therapies
• Hearing aids and accessories
• Cochlear implants

Provides autism treatments, assessments and needed life supports

Grants fund effective treatments, assessments and needed life supports. Quarterly deadlines, typically $100 - $5000 awards. See website for guidelines. In addition, ACT Today! SOS for immediate and imperative needs, and ACT Today! for Military Families

Medical Aid Request form on website.

Dedicated to funding in-hospital life saving medical treatment and surgeries for those who do not have medical insurance, and for which no other financial resources are available.

Provides assistance on a case by case basis. Financial assistance for military families. Disaster relief, life-saving blood, training and certification, volunteers, international services, nursing and health.

Kidney patients and health care professionals.

Provides health information, education, financial assistance, advocacy, and resources for kidney patients and health care professionals in English and Spanish. Services include disease/disability information, medical care expense assistance, and internet information. Programs for children include the Summer Enrichment Program and the annual Calendar Kids Art Contest.COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Medical Care Expense Assistance
• Internet Information Resources
• Disease/Disability Information

• Social Security Numbers
• Social Security Fraud Reporting
• Medicare
• Social Security Disability Insurance
• SSI
• Social Security Burial Benefits
• Social Security Retirement Benefits
• Social Security Survivors Insurance

• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Medical Care Expense Assistance
• Disease/Disability Information

A public service program of the American Academy of Ophthalmology providing eye care through volunteer ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.) at no cost to those who qualify. A comprehensive medical eye exam is provided and care for anything diagnosed at the initial visit for up to one year at no out-of-pocket cost for the physician's services.COVID-19 UPDATE: Providing urgent care related to the pandemic at this time and temporarily unable to provide new referrals for programs. Check back often. In the interim, visit 'Resources' page for information on free or discounted medication, discounted eye glasses, etc.

• Eye Care
• Eye Screening

Patients suffering from diagnosed, covered chronic medical conditions who have limited financial means (when program is accepting enrollment) looking for assistance with FDA approved medications, and income level at or below 500% of the Federal poverty leve. Lists of covered conditions available online.

Helps patients suffering from chronic medical conditions who have limited financial means get access to the medications they need, pay insurance co-pays, transportation, premiums, and find the insurance coverage that's right for them.

COVID-19 UPDATE: All services are available via telephone and online. Please call with any questions.

• Medical Care Expense Assistance

• Incidental Medical Expense Assistance
• Medical Care Expense Assistance

Infants 6-12 months old

Provides a one-time, no cost comprehensive eye assessment for infants 6-12 months old regardless of income or insurance coverage.

• Eye Screening

Services locator website.

Managed by the American Optometry Association (AOA) Foundation and The Vision Care Institute.

Patient under the age of 18 can be accompanied by up to 2 parents or legal guardians, patient age 18 may be accompanied by 1 medically-necessary caregiver, be able to board and exit the aircraft and sit upright in seat or wheelchair, not on any life support systems, meet airline approved portable oxygen criteria, going to or from recognized treatment center, have self arranged ground transportation, self pay baggage fees, and meet income guidelines. Qualifying applicants may receive assistance as often as needed.

• Incidental Medical Expense Assistance

Parents and families of children in cancer treatment. Certain guidelines apply to each program. For further details, please visit website for guidelines specific to each program.

• Incidental Medical Expense Assistance

• Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
• Mercy Transportation

Uninsured ostomy patients

Provides ostomy supplies to the uninsured for the cost of shipping and handling. Osto Group is a not-for-profit organization that receives donations of unused ostomy products from all over the country and serves ostomates from all around the country.

• Specialized Information and Referral
• Medical Care Expense Assistance

Parents of children receiving serious and financially-challenging health care treatment. Children must be 16 or younger at the time of application, have a Social Security Number issued by the Social Security Administration (TIN numbers are not accepted), must be covered by commercial/private insurance, and under license medical professional. Family must not exceed maximum eligible family income as documented on IRS Tax Form 1040.

• Medical Care Expense Assistance

Patient must be receiving treatment for the disease named in program which they are applying, patient's medication/product must be listed on PANS covered medications, patient must fall at or below 400/500% of Federal Poverty Level (depending on funding guidelines), patient must reside and receive treatment in the US or US territories; US citizenship is not required.

• Medical Care Expense Assistance

US and worldwide, varies by location, income-based

A grant program for equipment and services for mobility, independence and social inclusion; communication equipment and services, education, self-esteem for children and children's organizations; life-saving medical equipment, healthcare and well-being for individual children and children's health organizations. Programs: Freedom, Life-Saving, Future

Eligibility variable, based on household size, annual income, insurance coverage and US residency.

Helps patients and families facing high medical out-of-pocket costs by providing financial assistance for their copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other health-related expenses. More than 60 funds, each of which covers the FDA-approved medications that treat a specific disease, covering a wide range of serious and chronic diseases.

Provides gift certificates, through a network of community partners, lto children in need to receive no-cost eye care and glasses from a local doctor.

• Eye Screening
• Glasses/Contact Lenses

Letter of refusal by Medicare or Insurance, complete Operation Smile's application, and interview to determine if they are willing to operate for that condition.

Provides every aspect of cleft care that is needed at no cost to families.

The National Academy of Social Insurance is a non-profit, non-partisan organization made up of the national experts on social insurance. Its mission is to advance solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security. Social insurance encompasses broad-based systems that help workers and their families pool risks to avoid loss of income due to retirement, death, disability, or unemployment and ensure access to health care. They provide information on social security, Medicare, workers' compensation and disability, unemployment insurance, and long-term services and supports.