Rule-Making Adoption: Ch. VII, Section 5, Estate Recovery
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Below, please find a notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption. You can access the complete rule at http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/index.shtml
Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, MaineCare Services
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: 10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter VII, Section 5, Estate Recovery
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER:
CONCISE SUMMARY: This rulemaking adds new timeline language to different sections in the Estate Recovery policy to help the Third Party Liability unit enforce the policy. This rulemaking also rewrites the Hardship Waiver and Care Given Exemption sections to assure that there are no gaps in the policy allowing personal representatives to avoid liability or responsibility and increases the effectiveness of the policy.
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/index.shtml for rules and related rulemaking documents.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 7, 2018
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Cari Philbrick, Comprehensive Health Planner II
AGENCY NAME: Division of Policy
ADDRESS: 242 State Street
11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0011
Email: cari.philbrick@maine.gov
TELEPHONE: (207)-624-4031 FAX: (207) 287-1864
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