2014 Indiana Code TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES ARTICLE 15. MEDICAID CHAPTER 9. DEATH AND FUNERAL EXPENSES; CLAIMS AGAINST AN ESTATE
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IC 12-15-9
Chapter 9. Death and Funeral Expenses; Claims Against an
Estate
IC 12-15-9-0.5
"Estate" and "nonprobate transfer"
Sec. 0.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "estate" includes:
(1) all real and personal property and other assets included
within an individual's probate estate;
(2) any interest in real property owned by the individual at the
time of death that was conveyed to the individual's survivor
through joint tenancy with right of survivorship, if the joint
tenancy was created after June 30, 2002;
(3) any real or personal property conveyed through a nonprobate
transfer; and
(4) any sum due after June 30, 2005, to a person after the death
of a Medicaid recipient that is under the terms of an annuity
contract purchased after May 1, 2005, with the assets of the
Medicaid recipient.
(b) As used in this chapter, "nonprobate transfer" means a valid
transfer, effective at death, by a transferor:
(1) whose last domicile was in Indiana; and
(2) who immediately before death had the power, acting alone,
to prevent transfer of the property by revocation or withdrawal
and:
(A) use the property for the benefit of the transferor; or
(B) apply the property to discharge claims against the
transferor's probate estate.
The term does not include transfer of a survivorship interest in a
tenancy by the entireties real estate or payment of the death proceeds
of a life insurance policy.
As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.178-2002,
SEC.82; P.L.224-2003, SEC.78; P.L.246-2005, SEC.107;
P.L.149-2012, SEC.3.
IC 12-15-9-0.6
Claim against assets not included in probate estate; time limit
Sec. 0.6. (a) The office's claim against assets that are not included
in the individual's probate estate may be enforced as set out in
IC 32-17-13.
(b) Enforcement of a claim against assets that are not included in
an individual's probate estate must be commenced not more than nine
(9) months after the decedent's death. This limit does not apply to any
assets that were not reported to the county office of the division of
family resources.
As added by P.L.178-2002, SEC.83. Amended by P.L.1-2003,
SEC.54; P.L.145-2006, SEC.87; P.L.44-2009, SEC.12.
IC 12-15-9-0.7
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.246-2005, SEC.230.)
IC 12-15-9-0.8
Limitation on definition of estate
Sec. 0.8. Any nonprobate assets:
(1) that the office determined were exempt or unavailable assets;
or
(2) that were transferred out of the probate estate;
before May 1, 2002, may not be included in the definition of estate
under this chapter.
As added by P.L.178-2002, SEC.85.
IC 12-15-9-1
Amount of claim; preference
Sec. 1. Upon the death of a Medicaid recipient, the total amount
of Medicaid paid on behalf of the recipient after the recipient became
fifty-five (55) years of age must be allowed as a preferred claim
against the estate of the recipient in favor of the state. The affidavit
of a person designated by the secretary to administer this section is
evidence of the amount of the claim and is payable after the payment
of the following in accordance with IC 29-1-14-9:
(1) Funeral expenses for the recipient, not to exceed three
hundred fifty dollars ($350).
(2) The expenses of the last illness of the recipient that are
authorized or paid by the office.
(3) The expenses of administering the estate, including the
attorney's fees approved by the court.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.152-1995, SEC.6;
P.L.246-2005, SEC.108; P.L.149-2012, SEC.4.
IC 12-15-9-2
Property exempt from enforcement
Sec. 2. A claim may not be enforced against the following:
(1) Real estate of a recipient while it is necessary for the
support, maintenance, or comfort of the surviving spouse, a
dependent child less than twenty-one (21) years of age, or a
dependent who is nonsupporting because of blindness or other
disability.
(2) Personal property necessary for the support, maintenance, or
comfort of the surviving spouse, a dependent child less than
twenty-one (21) years of age, or a dependent who is
nonsupporting because of blindness or other disability.
(3) Personal effects, ornaments, or keepsakes of the deceased.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.152-1995, SEC.7.
IC 12-15-9-5
Claims against the estate of a recipient's spouse prohibited
Sec. 5. The office may not file a claim against the estate of a
recipient's surviving spouse.
As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.246-2005,
SEC.109; P.L.149-2012, SEC.5.
IC 12-15-9-6
Waiver in cases of undue hardship; rules
Sec. 6. Notwithstanding sections 2 and 5 of this chapter, the office
may waive the application of this chapter in cases of undue hardship.
The office of the secretary shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
establishing criteria for hardship waivers that are consistent with
guidelines of the Secretary of the United States Department of Health
and Human Services.
As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.9.
IC 12-15-9-7
Reimbursement; proceeds of annuity contracts
Sec. 7. A person receiving beneficiary payments from an annuity
contract of a deceased Medicaid recipient is liable to the state for
reimbursement of Medicaid benefits:
(1) paid to; or
(2) on behalf of;
the deceased Medicaid recipient to the extent of any payments that
are received by the person under a annuity contract purchased after
May 1, 2005.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.110.
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