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Kentucky recovers Medicaid payments for a period of institutionalization — nursing facility, ICF-IID, and home- and community-based waiver services, plus related hospital, physician, and prescription costs — from the estate of a deceased recipient who was 55 or older or permanently institutionalized. The amount recovered cannot exceed what Medicaid paid on the recipient's behalf.
Administering agency
Cabinet for Health and Family Services — Department for Medicaid Services (Estate Recovery)
Authority
907 KAR 1:585
Kentucky recovers payments for a period of institutionalization, which covers nursing facility, ICF-IID, and home- and community-based waiver services, along with related prescription drug, hospital, and physician costs. Recovery cannot exceed the amount Medicaid paid on the recipient's behalf.
The estate representative makes a written request to the Department for Medicaid Services within thirty days of the notice of intent to recover, showing the asset is a sole income-producing family farm or business conveyed to a recipient family member. The Department decides within thirty days, and a denial can be appealed.
When someone dies
4-step process for Cabinet for Health and Family Services — Department for Medicaid Services (Estate Recovery).
View details →Administering agency
Cabinet for Health and Family Services — Department for Medicaid Services (Estate Recovery)
Authority
907 KAR 1:585