2025 Session
Last amended: 1997 session
§ 514.985 — Amounts Received to Satisfy Lien
Plain-Language Summary
This section requires money collected from medical assistance liens to be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the fund that paid for the medical assistance.
514.985 AMOUNTS RECEIVED TO SATISFY LIEN.
Amounts received by the agency to satisfy a medical assistance lien filed by the agency must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the fund from which the medical assistance payments were made. Amounts received by a county to satisfy a medical assistance lien filed by the agency must be forwarded to the agency and deposited and credited as provided for in this section.
History:
1Sp1993 c 1 art 5 s 122; 1997 c 217 art 2 s 14
History: History: 1Sp1993 c 1 art 5 s 122; 1997 c 217 art 2 s 14
Practical Notes
When the state collects on a medical assistance lien, the money goes back to the same fund that paid for the care. This helps replenish the medical assistance program.