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Title 22 - HEALTH AND WELFARESubtitle 3 - INCOME SUPPLEMENTATIONPart 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 855 - AID TO NEEDY PERSONS
Section 3173-E - Treatment of joint bank accounts in Medicaid eligibility determinations

Me. Stat. tit. 22 § 3173-E

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Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 3173-E - Treatment of joint bank accounts in Medicaid eligibility determinations

When determining eligibility for Medicaid, the department shall establish ownership of joint bank accounts in accordance with Title 18-C, section 6-211, subsection 2. If the department determines that funds were withdrawn from a joint account without the consent of the applicant and the applicant owned the funds, the person to whom the funds were transferred is a liable 3rd party and the department shall pursue recovery of the funds in accordance with section 14. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section. [2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §51(AMD); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]

22 M.R.S. § 3173-E

Amended by 2019, c. 417,§ B-14, eff. 6/20/2019.
Amended by 2018, c. 402,§ C-51, eff. 7/1/2019.
1993, c. 410, §FF9 (NEW) .