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MS HB764

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Gene Newman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

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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