Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 160 - Medicaid Program; General Provisions
Article 2 - Third-Party Liability; Estate Recovery
7 AAC 160.210 - Estate recovery

(a) At the time of application, the department will notify each applicant for medical assistance that the estate of an individual who received medical assistance benefits may be subject to a claim for recovery under AS 47.07.055 and 7 AAC 160.210 - 7 AAC 160.250.

(b) When the state determines under 7 AAC 160.220 that a recipient who is subject to estate recovery under AS 47.07.055 cannot be expected to return home or has died, the department will determine

(c) The department will pursue a claim only if it determines that the potential recovery amount would result in twice the administrative and legal cost of pursuing the claim, with a minimum pursuable net amount of $10,000. In assessing the value of an estate, the department will consider allowances and all other claims against the estate having precedence under state statute. For the purposes of this subsection "administrative and legal costs" include the costs of

(d) When making a claim for reimbursement under AS 47.07.055(e), the department will include in that claim any hospital and prescription drug services provided to a recipient while the recipient was receiving services identified in AS 47.07.055(e)(1) or (2).