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Home→Agencies→Medicaid Estate Recovery→Wyoming

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Wyoming

Wyoming files a claim against the estate of a deceased Medicaid recipient (or the recipient's surviving spouse) for medical assistance received at age 55 or older or while the recipient was an inpatient in a nursing facility, intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disability, or other medical institution.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Medicaid Recovery

Wyoming

health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/medicaid→

Administering agency

Wyoming Department of Health — Division of Healthcare Financing (Wyoming Medicaid)

Phone(307) 777-7531
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

Wyo. Stat. 42-4-206

Verified May 2026

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Wyoming: key facts

Recovery scope
Total medical assistance paid for the decedent under Title 42, Chapter 4 of the Wyoming Statutes. The claim is treated as an expense of the last illness of the decedent.
Who is subject
Recipients who received medical assistance at age 55 or older, and recipients who were inpatients in a nursing facility, intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disability, or other medical institution.
No claim filed
No claim is filed against the estate if the decedent is survived by a child who has not attained 21 years of age or is blind or permanently and totally disabled as defined by 42 U.S.C. 1382c.
Hardship waiver
The Department of Health establishes procedures, under standards specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to waive recovery if it would work an undue hardship.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The Wyoming Department of Health establishes procedures to waive the application of estate recovery if it would work an undue hardship on the basis of criteria established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

When someone dies

Steps after a death in Wyoming

4-step process for Wyoming Department of Health — Division of Healthcare Financing (Wyoming Medicaid).

View details →

Medicaid Recovery

Wyoming

health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/medicaid→

Administering agency

Wyoming Department of Health — Division of Healthcare Financing (Wyoming Medicaid)

Phone(307) 777-7531
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

Wyo. Stat. 42-4-206

Verified May 2026