Medicaid Estate Recovery in Indiana

Administering agency

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) — Estate Recovery Program

Authority

Ind. Code 12-15-9; Ind. Code 29-1-7-7(d); 42 U.S.C. 1396p

Verified May 2026

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Indiana: key facts

Recovery scope: The total amount Medicaid paid on behalf of a recipient after age 55, including capitation payments made to a managed care entity for a Healthy Indiana Plan member.
Who is subject: Recipients who were 55 or older when assistance was paid. Recoverable assets can include real property, bank accounts, Qualified Income (Miller) Trusts, annuities purchased after May 1, 2005, and certain revocable trust assets.
Recovery deferred: No recovery is sought while the recipient is survived by a spouse, by a child under 21, or by a child who is blind or disabled.
Claim deadline: Beginning July 1, 2024, the State has 120 days after the date of death to file an estate recovery claim.

Frequently asked questions

Indiana recovers the total amount Medicaid paid on behalf of a recipient after the recipient turned 55, including capitation payments made to a managed care entity for a Healthy Indiana Plan member.

Recovery is not sought while the recipient is survived by a spouse, by a child under 21, or by a child who is blind or disabled.

When someone dies

Steps after a death in Indiana

4-step process for Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) — Estate Recovery Program.

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Medicaid Recovery

Indiana

Administering agency

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) — Estate Recovery Program

Authority

Ind. Code 12-15-9; Ind. Code 29-1-7-7(d); 42 U.S.C. 1396p

Verified May 2026

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Indiana

OverviewWhen someone dies

Medicaid Recovery

Indiana

Administering agency

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) — Estate Recovery Program

Authority

Ind. Code 12-15-9; Ind. Code 29-1-7-7(d); 42 U.S.C. 1396p

Verified May 2026

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Indiana: key facts

Recovery scope: The total amount Medicaid paid on behalf of a recipient after age 55, including capitation payments made to a managed care entity for a Healthy Indiana Plan member.
Who is subject: Recipients who were 55 or older when assistance was paid. Recoverable assets can include real property, bank accounts, Qualified Income (Miller) Trusts, annuities purchased after May 1, 2005, and certain revocable trust assets.
Recovery deferred: No recovery is sought while the recipient is survived by a spouse, by a child under 21, or by a child who is blind or disabled.
Claim deadline: Beginning July 1, 2024, the State has 120 days after the date of death to file an estate recovery claim.

Frequently asked questions

Indiana recovers the total amount Medicaid paid on behalf of a recipient after the recipient turned 55, including capitation payments made to a managed care entity for a Healthy Indiana Plan member.

Recovery is not sought while the recipient is survived by a spouse, by a child under 21, or by a child who is blind or disabled.

When someone dies

Steps after a death in Indiana

4-step process for Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) — Estate Recovery Program.

View details →

Medicaid Recovery

Indiana

Administering agency

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) — Estate Recovery Program