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Medicaid Estate Recovery in Utah

Utah recovers correctly paid Medicaid medical assistance from the estate of a recipient who was 55 or older when the assistance was provided. The Office of Recovery Services (ORS), within the Department of Health and Human Services, files the recovery claim against the estate or against any trust in which the recipient was both grantor and beneficiary.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Medicaid Recovery

Utah

ors.utah.gov/medicaid-recovery→

Administering agency

Utah Department of Health and Human Services — Office of Recovery Services

Phone801-536-8798
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

Utah Code 26B-3-1013 (Estate and trust recovery)

Verified Jul 2026

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Utah: key facts

Recovery scope
Medical assistance correctly provided when the recipient was 55 or older, recovered from the recipient's estate and from any trust in which the recipient was the grantor and a beneficiary (Utah Code 26B-3-1013(1)(a)).
Recovery deferred
No recovery while the surviving spouse is living, or while there is a surviving child who is under 21 or who is blind or disabled as defined in the state plan (Utah Code 26B-3-1013(1)(b)).
Claim priority
The recovery amount is a lien against the estate or trust, with the same priority as the reasonable and necessary medical expenses of the last illness under Utah Code 75-3-805.
Anti-avoidance
A trust provision that denies recovery for Medicaid assistance is void at the time it is made (Utah Code 26B-3-1013(5)).

Governing law: Utah Code 26B-3-1013 (Estate and trust recovery)

Frequently asked questions

No. Under Utah Code 26B-3-1013, Utah recovers Medicaid medical assistance correctly provided when the recipient was 55 or older. That can include long-term care, home and community-based services, and related hospital and prescription drug costs paid by Medicaid.

No. Utah Code 26B-3-1013 reaches any trust in which the recipient was the grantor and a beneficiary, and any trust provision that denies recovery for Medicaid assistance is void at the time it is made.

When someone dies

Steps after a death in Utah

4-step process for Utah Department of Health and Human Services — Office of Recovery Services.

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SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • le.utah.gov
  • ors.utah.gov

Data sourced from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Utah primary sources (4 pages reviewed). How we research.

Medicaid Recovery

Utah

ors.utah.gov/medicaid-recovery→

Administering agency

Utah Department of Health and Human Services — Office of Recovery Services

Phone801-536-8798
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

Utah Code 26B-3-1013 (Estate and trust recovery)

Verified Jul 2026
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