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MS HB764
Bill
Status
Failed
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Gene Newman
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AI Summary
- Requires the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to promptly sell or lease any residence it acquires through estate recovery from a deceased Medicaid recipient
- Mandates that acquired properties be sold or leased to individuals who will occupy the residence, preventing properties from sitting vacant while under state ownership
- Current law allows Medicaid to recover payments for nursing facility services, home and community-based services, and related hospital and prescription drug costs from estates of recipients who were 55 or older
- Estate recovery claims are waived if there is a surviving spouse, a surviving dependent under 21, or a surviving dependent who is blind or disabled
- Effective date: July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Medicaid; require division to promptly sell or lease residence of deceased recipient obtained through estate recovery.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021
Committee Referrals
Medicaid1/18/2021
Full Bill Text
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