Nebraska § 68-716 Department of Health and Human Services; medical assistance; right of subrogation

Nebraska Statutes

§ 68-716 — Department of Health and Human Services; medical assistance; right of subrogation

Nebraska § 68-716

Ch. 68Public Assistance

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-716 (2026).

Text

An application for medical assistance shall give a right of subrogation to the Department of Health and Human Services or its assigns. Subject to sections  68-921  to  68-925 , subrogation shall include every claim or right which the applicant may have against a third party when such right or claim involves money for medical care. The third party shall be liable to make payments directly to the department or its assigns as soon as he or she is notified in writing of the valid claim for subrogation under this section.

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An application for medical assistance shall give a right of subrogation to the Department of Health and Human Services or its assigns. Subject to sections 68-921 to 68-925 , subrogation shall include every claim or right which the applicant may have against a third party when such right or claim involves money for medical care. The third party shall be liable to make payments directly to the department or its assigns as soon as he or she is notified in writing of the valid claim for subrogation under this section.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1976, LB 239, § 1; Laws 1982, LB 522, § 35; Laws 1988, LB 419, § 14; Laws 1989, LB 362, § 7; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 300; Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 22; Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 69; Laws 2007, LB296, § 243. Annotations: Upon filing of a notice of subrogation under this section, in a workers' compensation case, the Department of Social Services and any third party liable to the department are entitled to a determination of the subrogation interest. Kidd v. Winchell's Donut House, 237 Neb. 176, 465 N.W.2d 442 (1991).