Medicaid Estate Recovery in Oklahoma

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Oklahoma: key facts

Recovery scope

Payments for nursing facility services, home and community based services, related hospital and prescription drug services, physician services, and transportation, for care received on or after July 1, 1994.

Who is subject

Members who were 55 or older when the recoverable care was received. A lien may also be placed against the home of a member who is permanently institutionalized and cannot reasonably be expected to return home.

Recovery deferred

While a surviving spouse resides in the home; while a child age 20 or younger or a child of any age who is blind or permanently and totally disabled lawfully resides in the home; and for certain siblings or adult caregiver children who lived in and cared for the member in the home.

Undue hardship waiver

Recovery may be waived where enforcing it would deprive the individual or family of food, clothing, shelter, or other necessities of life, or of necessary medical care. Mere inconvenience does not qualify.

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