Medicaid Estate Recovery in South Carolina

Medicaid Estate Recovery in South Carolina: key facts

Recovery scope

Nursing facility services, home and community-based services, and the hospital and prescription drug services provided to people in those settings.

Who is subject

Recipients age 55 or older when they received the care, and recipients of any age who were patients in a nursing facility or other medical institution at death.

Estate threshold

A claim is filed only when the deceased recipient's estate is worth more than $25,000. The Medicaid claim ranks below funeral expenses, taxes, and attorney fees.

Recovery does not apply

When the recipient is survived by a spouse, or by a child under age 21, or by a child who is blind or permanently disabled. An undue-hardship waiver may also apply.