Medicaid Estate Recovery in Louisiana: when someone dies

Steps to take

1. Determine whether the deceased received Medicaid long-term care, home and community-based, or related services at age 55 or older.
2. Request the Department of Health's estate recovery claim amount through its TPL Recovery Portal or its Recovery and Premium Assistance Unit before distributing succession assets.
3. Address the claim as a privilege on the succession; heirs who receive assets without resolving the claim may become personally liable up to the value received.
4. Apply for an exemption, deferral, or hardship waiver if a surviving spouse, a child under 21, a blind or disabled child, or a qualifying first-degree heir applies.