The purpose of the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act is to authorize and require the department to seek recovery of medical assistance payments made by the department for certain individuals, under certain circumstances, as provided in Title XIX of the Social Security Act. History: Laws 1994, ch. 87, § 2. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, see 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.
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