Federal and state law requires that the Division of Medicaid have an Estate Recovery plan in place. Under this program, the Division of Medicaid becomes a creditor against the estate of a deceased Medicaid recipient under certain conditions. During the initial application process the Counselor must inform the client about Estate Recovery.
Estate Recovery provisions apply to individuals enrolled in Home and Community based Services beginning July 1, 2001.
32 Miss. Code. R. 1-3.2