22 §3173-E. Treatment of joint bank accounts in Medicaid eligibility determinations
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION HEADING: PL 1973, C. 790, §1 (AMD)
Part 1: ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 855: AID TO NEEDY PERSONS HEADING: PL 1973, C. 790, §2 (NEW)
§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-A, section 6-103, subsection (a). If the department determines that funds were withdrawn from a joint account without the consent of the applicant and the applicant owned the funds, the person to whom the funds were transferred is a liable 3rd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. [1993, c. 410, Pt. FF, §9 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
1993, c. 410, §FF9 (NEW).