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Medicaid Estate Recovery in Wyoming: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Wyoming Department of Health — Division of Healthcare Financing (Wyoming Medicaid) after a death in Wyoming.

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 Jul 2026

Steps to take

  1. Determine whether the deceased received Wyoming Medicaid medical assistance at age 55 or older, or as an inpatient in a nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or other medical institution.
  2. Contact the Wyoming Department of Health, Division of Healthcare Financing to confirm whether a claim against the estate applies and request the amount.
  3. The Department files its claim in the court having jurisdiction to probate the estate; address it as a debt of the estate before distributing assets to heirs.
  4. Request an undue-hardship waiver through the Department if recovery would work an undue hardship under the standards specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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

Phone: (307) 777-7531

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Wyoming files a claim for the total amount of medical assistance paid for the decedent that was rendered after age 55 or during a period of institutionalization in a nursing facility, intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disability, or other medical institution. The claim does not include interest.

Under Wyo. Stat. 42-4-206(d), no claim is filed against the estate if the decedent is survived by a child who has not attained 21 years of age, or who is blind or permanently and totally disabled as defined by 42 U.S.C. 1382c.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • health.wyo.gov
  • wyoleg.gov

Data sourced from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Wyoming primary sources (3 pages reviewed). How we research.

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 Jul 2026
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