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Title 8: Medicaid Page 18 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Cooperation in Obtaining Medical Resources Revised October 10, 2025 Cooperation with the Third Party Liability Unit  Railroad Retirement benefits  Worker’s compensation  Veterans Affairs benefits  TRICARE (military health insurance)  Liability lawsuits (tort action)  Orders for restitution as a result of a criminal conviction Send the completed Insurance Questionnaire to the IME Third-Party Liability Unit:  By interoffice mail to RevCol/IME  By fax to 515-725-1352  By E-mail to revcol@hhs.iowa.gov Collect and report all necessary information about an accident, including:  The name of the insurance company.  The policy number or claim number.  The type of accident (motor vehicle, slip and fall, worker’s compensation).  The name and address of any attorney or insurance adjuster involved in the case. NOTE: Refer to NJA0093, Cooperation for the process of a Third Party Liability noncompliance in ELIAS and/or the process when Medicaid has been requested and a noncompliance still exists. Failure to Cooperate With Third-Party Liability Unit Legal reference: 441 IAC 75 (Rules in Process) When a person fails to cooperate with Third-Party Liability, a sanction must be applied to Medicaid eligibility. EXCEPTION: See Good Cause for Failure to Cooperate. Apply a sanction to a minor parent who does not cooperate. NOTE: Do not apply a sanction to a child when a parent or specified relative fails to cooperate. A person under sanction counts in the household size.