Change provisions relating to medicaid estate recovery
What changed between versions
Changed the requirement for family members to qualify for lien foreclosure exemptions from one year to two years of continuous residence in the recipient's home before institutionalization.
Added new categories of assets that count as part of the recipient's estate for debt recovery, including assets transferred through revocable trusts, joint tenancy, transfer on death deeds, and certain insurance or retirement accounts.
Replaced the requirement for a physician's attestation about care provided by relatives with a simpler written statement that care delayed institutionalization.
Clarified that debt recovery must occur before estate assets are distributed to beneficiaries not specified in the bill, and added requirements for cooperation from specified family members.
Removed redundant language and formatting inconsistencies from the original draft text.