§ 12-15-2-16.5 — Automatic assignment to medical support and third party medical payments; application

Indiana § 12-15-2-16.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: MEDICAID
• Ch. 2: Eligibility

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5. (a) An individual who is applying for
Medicaid or receiving Medicaid is considered to have automatically
assigned to the state the individual's rights, or the rights of any other
person who is dependent upon the individual and eligible for Medicaid,
to medical support and other third party payments for medical care for
the duration of enrollment in the Medicaid program by the individual
or the individual's dependent.
(b) An individual's assignment under subsection (a):
(1) is effective only for services that are reimbursed by Medicaid;
and
(2) does not apply to Medicare payments.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.153-2011, SEC.16.