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North Carolina recovers Medicaid medical assistance from the estates of recipients who were 55 or older when they received it, and from recipients of any age who were institutionalized and could not reasonably be expected to return home. The state does not place liens on a living recipient's home.
Administering agency
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services — Division of Health Benefits (NC Medicaid), Estate Recovery Program
Authority
N.C.G.S. 108A-70.5
No. North Carolina recovers nursing facility services, home and community-based services, hospital care, prescription drugs, and personal care services paid by NC Medicaid for recipients who were 55 or older, and for recipients of any age who were institutionalized and not expected to return home. Recovery cannot exceed the amount of assistance paid.
Recovery is deferred while a surviving spouse is living, while there is a surviving child under 21, while there is a surviving child of any age who is blind or disabled, or while a qualified undue-hardship applicant continues to meet the criteria. When none of these circumstances remains, the Department may resume recovery.
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services — Division of Health Benefits (NC Medicaid), Estate Recovery Program
Authority
N.C.G.S. 108A-70.5