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Florida Medicaid recovers medical assistance correctly paid on behalf of a recipient who was 55 or older when the assistance was provided. Recovery is made from the recipient's probate estate by the Agency for Health Care Administration through its Third Party Liability Recovery Program.
Administering agency
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) — Medicaid Third Party Liability Recovery Program
Authority
Fla. Stat. 409.9101 (Medicaid Estate Recovery Act)
Under Fla. Stat. 409.9101, Florida recovers medical assistance correctly paid on behalf of a recipient who was 55 or older when the assistance was provided. Assistance provided before age 55 does not create a recoverable debt.
Recovery is barred while the recipient is survived by a spouse, by a child under 21, or by a child who is blind or permanently and totally disabled. The Agency may also waive recovery for undue hardship.
When someone dies
4-step process for Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) — Medicaid Third Party Liability Recovery Program.
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Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) — Medicaid Third Party Liability Recovery Program
Authority
Fla. Stat. 409.9101 (Medicaid Estate Recovery Act)