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Jan 1, 2018 · January 1, 2018. Promulgated Under: 111.15. PDF: Download Authenticated PDF. (A) This rule describes Ohio's medicaid estate recovery program and the undue hardship waiver request process. (B) Definitions. (1) "Estate" includes both of the following: (a) All real and personal property and other assets to be administered under Title XXI of the ...
OHIO MEDICAID ESTATE RECOVERY
After Medicaid is paid, any leftover funds can be designated for other individuals or charities. Community Fund Ohio will accept a Trust funded with any amount, but the combined deposits must reach $5,000 before the funds can be used for the Beneficiary’s needs. Once the balance reaches $5,000, the funds can be used as permitted by ...
- Who Does The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) Affect?
- Medicaid Estate Recovery Exemptions
- Expanded Estate Recovery
For Medicaid recipients ages 55 or older, states must seek recovery of payments from their estate for the following: 1. nursing facility services; 2. home and community-based services; 3. and related hospital and prescription drug services. States may also recover costs for any medical care covered by Medicaid, not just the cost of long-term care.
There are a few exceptions regarding when the state can recover through MERP. These include the following: 1. If the Medicaid recipient has a surviving spouse, the state cannot recover from the estate until after that spouse passes away. After the spouse dies, the state may seek to recover from the estate any money spent for the Medicaid recipient’...
Note that some states also opt to seek recovery against property in which the Medicaid recipient had an interest but that passes outside of probate. This is called “expanded” estate recovery and may include jointly held assets, assets in a living trust, or life estates.
Jan 2, 2017 · Sweeping changes to the Ohio Medicaid estate recovery and lien laws were enacted with the signature of Governor Taft to the budget bill (House Bill 66) on June 30, 2005. The nature of this law and its unfortunate effect upon Ohio seniors having catastrophic medical events and long-term care needs is largely unknown to the public due to its ...
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Most often, the Attorney General’s office engages local attorneys to be Special Counsel for estate recovery purposes. The person responsible to pay the claim to the State will work with the local attorney to provide information and make payment on the claim. The individual’s probate assets will be used to satisfy the State’s claim.
Aug 3, 2023 · A recent Dayton Daily News investigation revealed that the state of Ohio has collected more than $366 million through the estate recovery program since 2017, including about $87.5 million last ...
