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Home→Agencies→Medicaid Estate Recovery→Kansas→When someone dies

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Kansas: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Kansas Department of Health and Environment — Estate Recovery Unit (KanCare/Medicaid) after a death in Kansas.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Medicaid Recovery

Kansas

kdhe.ks.gov/183/KanCare-Medicaid→

Administering agency

Kansas Department of Health and Environment — Estate Recovery Unit (KanCare/Medicaid)

Phone800-817-8617
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

K.S.A. 39-709(e); Kan. Admin. Regs. 129-6-150

Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Determine whether the deceased received Medicaid (KanCare) medical assistance at age 55 or older, or was permanently institutionalized at any age.
  2. Contact the Estate Recovery Unit (through the Kansas estate recovery contractor) to confirm whether a recovery claim applies and request the amount.
  3. Treat the claim as a debt of the estate before distributing assets to heirs.
  4. Request an undue-hardship waiver from the Estate Recovery Unit if recovery would create hardship, such as on an income-producing family farm or business.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment — Estate Recovery Unit (KanCare/Medicaid)

Phone: 800-817-8617

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

No. Kansas recovers the cost of all Medicaid medical assistance paid after June 30, 1992 on behalf of a recipient who was 55 or older, and on behalf of a recipient who was permanently institutionalized at any age. The claim applies to the recipient's medical assistance estate as defined in K.S.A. 39-709.

A recipient or family member may request an undue-hardship waiver. The Estate Recovery Unit reviews factors such as the type of asset and the effect on survivors, including whether the estate is an income-producing family farm or business.

Medicaid Recovery

Kansas

kdhe.ks.gov/183/KanCare-Medicaid→

Administering agency

Kansas Department of Health and Environment — Estate Recovery Unit (KanCare/Medicaid)

Phone800-817-8617
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

K.S.A. 39-709(e); Kan. Admin. Regs. 129-6-150

Verified May 2026