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Home→Agencies→Medicaid Estate Recovery→New Jersey→When someone dies

Medicaid Estate Recovery in New Jersey: when someone dies

A 4-step process for New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) — Estate Recovery after a death in New Jersey.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Medicaid Recovery

New Jersey

nj.gov/humanservices/dmahs→

Administering agency

New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) — Estate Recovery

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Authority

N.J.S.A. 30:4D-7.2; N.J.A.C. 10:49-14

Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Determine whether the deceased received Medicaid at age 55 or older, or was permanently institutionalized at any age.
  2. Contact DMAHS to confirm whether a recovery claim or lien applies and request the amount.
  3. Pay reasonable funeral expenses and estate-administration costs first; the DMAHS claim is addressed before distributing remaining assets to heirs.
  4. Request an undue-hardship waiver from DMAHS if recovery would impose hardship on the heirs.

New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) — Estate Recovery

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Frequently asked questions

Reasonable funeral expenses and the costs of administering the estate are paid first. The DMAHS recovery claim is then addressed before assets are distributed to heirs.

Medicaid Recovery

New Jersey

nj.gov/humanservices/dmahs→

Administering agency

New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) — Estate Recovery

WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

N.J.S.A. 30:4D-7.2; N.J.A.C. 10:49-14

Verified May 2026