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Medicaid Estate Recovery in Idaho: when someone dies

A 5-step process for Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — Estate Recovery after a death in Idaho.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Medicaid Recovery

Idaho

healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/services-programs/medicaid-health/about-medicaid-adults→

Administering agency

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — Estate Recovery

Phone866-849-3843
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

Idaho Code 56-218

Verified Jul 2026

Steps to take

  1. Determine whether the deceased received Medicaid assistance after age 55, or was permanently institutionalized at any age.
  2. Contact the Estate Recovery Office at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (866-849-3843) to confirm whether a recovery claim applies and request the amount.
  3. As personal representative, give written notice of your appointment to the director within 30 days — Idaho Code 56-218(5) requires it for every estate subject to a claim.
  4. Address the claim as a debt of the estate before distributing assets; the Department may perfect a lien within 90 days after a written request for prompt action, or three years from death, whichever is sooner.
  5. Request an undue-hardship waiver if the estate is income-producing property supporting other family members, or if recovery would make the heirs eligible for public assistance.

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — Estate Recovery

Phone: 866-849-3843

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Under Idaho Code 56-218(1)(a), there is no adjustment or recovery until after the death of both the recipient and the spouse, and only when there is no surviving child who is under 21 or is blind or permanently and totally disabled.

Idaho Code 56-218(7) directs the Department of Health and Welfare to establish undue-hardship waivers, including where the estate subject to recovery is income-producing property that provides the primary source of support for other family members, and where recovery would make the heirs of the deceased eligible for public assistance. Contact the Estate Recovery Office at 866-849-3843 to request one.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
  • legislature.idaho.gov

Data sourced from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Idaho primary sources (3 pages reviewed). How we research.

Medicaid Recovery

Idaho

healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/services-programs/medicaid-health/about-medicaid-adults→

Administering agency

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — Estate Recovery

Phone866-849-3843
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

Idaho Code 56-218

Verified Jul 2026
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