Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 373 - MEDICAID ESTATE RECOVERY PROGRAM
Subchapter B - RECOVERY CLAIMS
Section 373.201 - Basis for Claims

The acceptance of Medicaid medical assistance, as defined by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, including mandatory and optional payments under the Social Security Act, provides a basis for: A Class 7 probate claim, as defined in § RSA 322 of the Texas Probate Code, Classification of Claims against Estates of Decedents, in favor of the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program as an interested party in the estate of the deceased Medicaid recipient.