§ 12-15-29-9 — Acquisition of right to payment; reimbursement from settlement amounts

Indiana § 12-15-29-9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: MEDICAID
• Ch. 29: Insurance

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(a) IC 27-8-23 applies to this section.
(b) To the extent that payment for covered medical expenses has
been made under the state Medicaid program for health care items or
services furnished to a person, in a case where a third party has a legal
liability to make payments, the state is considered to have acquired the
rights of the person to payment by any other party for the health care
items or services.
(c) As required under 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25), an insurer shall
accept the state's right of recovery and the assignment to the state of
any right of the individual or entity to payment for a health care item
or service for which payment has been made under the state Medicaid
plan.
(d) The state may seek reimbursement under 42 U.S.C. 1396k(a)
from settlement amounts representing:
(1) past medical expenses; and
(2) rights to payment of future medical expenses.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.187-2007, SEC.7; P.L.26-2025, SEC.4.