Medicaid; estate recoveries.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid estate recoveries. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to limit the operation of its estate recovery program to the recovery of only federally required costs. The bill directs the Department to make information on estate recovery available on its website in multiple languages. The bill directs the Department to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 4, 2026

• Medicaid / public insuranceindirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Limits the scope of Medicaid estate recoveries to federally required costs, potentially preserving more assets for beneficiaries' estates.

  “Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to limit the operation of its estate recovery program to the recovery of only federally required costs.”· Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid estate recoveries.