Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Update
- Aug 9, 2018
- 1 min read
The State of California made changes to its Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Laws effective January 1, 2017.
The current rules are not easy to find as they are in the current recovery regulations (as modified by SB 833), and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
For your reference, the California Advocates of Nursing Home Reform has a helpful "Fact Sheet" summarizing the current rules:
The most notable changes effective as of January 1, 2017 are: (1) the Estate Recovery is now limited to assets passing through probate, (2) there is no recovery if the Medi-Cal recipient is survived by a spouse, and (3) a hardship waiver may be requested where the estate property is a home of modest value.
I hope you find this information helpful.
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