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

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Maine: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Maine Department of Health and Human Services — Office of MaineCare Services (Estate Recovery) after a death in Maine.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Medicaid Recovery

Maine

maine.gov/dhhs/oms→

Administering agency

Maine Department of Health and Human Services — Office of MaineCare Services (Estate Recovery)

Phone1-800-977-6740
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

22 M.R.S. 14(2-I)

Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Determine whether the deceased received MaineCare at age 55 or older.
  2. Contact MaineCare Member Services to confirm whether a recovery claim applies and request the amount paid.
  3. Address the claim as a debt of the estate, after exempt costs such as funeral expenses, before distributing assets to heirs.
  4. Request a hardship waiver or care-given waiver from the Department if the heirs meet the income and residency criteria.

Maine Department of Health and Human Services — Office of MaineCare Services (Estate Recovery)

Phone: 1-800-977-6740

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Maine offers a hardship waiver for heirs whose combined income and assets are below 180% of the federal poverty level and who lived in the member's home for at least two years before death, and a care-given waiver for an heir who provided in-home care and has income below 200% of the federal poverty level.

Medicaid Recovery

Maine

maine.gov/dhhs/oms→

Administering agency

Maine Department of Health and Human Services — Office of MaineCare Services (Estate Recovery)

Phone1-800-977-6740
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

22 M.R.S. 14(2-I)

Verified May 2026