The definitions in this section apply to sections 514.980 to 514.985.
"Medical assistance agency" or "agency" means the state Department of Human Services when it provides a medical assistance benefit.
"Medical assistance benefit" means a benefit provided under chapter 256B to a person while in a medical institution. A "medical institution" is defined as a nursing facility, intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, or inpatient hospital.
Minn. Stat. § 514.980
1Sp1993 c 1 art 5 s 117; 1997 c 217 art 2 s 10; 2005 c 56 s 1