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Title 8: Medicaid Page 11 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Case Maintenance Changes In Household Circumstances Revised November 4, 2022 Death of a Member Death of a Member Legal reference: 42 CFR 431.213(a), 441 IAC 7.7(2) Policy: Eligibility for Medicaid ends when the member dies. Procedures: Verify the date of the member’s death using a reliable source, such as a funeral director, hospital, courthouse record, newspaper obituary, or SDX. Send a Notice of Decision to the member’s family, conservator, or guardian, as appropriate. See also 8-D, Estate Recovery.