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Administrative Manual Section: General Administrative Procedures and Compliance Policy Manual Number: 200.025 Chapter: Assignment of Third Party Medical Support Legal Authority: 42 CFR 435.610 1. Policy Statement As a condition of eligibility, an individual is required to assign his or her rights to medical support or other third party payments to the State, and to cooperate with the State in obtaining medical support and payments. Third party medical support is also referred to as Third Party Liability (TPL). 2. Definitions Assignment of Rights: When the individual or responsible party signs the application for benefits, he or she agrees that rights to any medical support or payment for medical expenses are assigned or given to the State. The State reserves the right to receive reimbursement from any third party, including an insurance company, for any medical expenditure made on the individual’s behalf. The individual is required to return to the State any support or payments for medical expenses he or she may receive from a third party. Medical Support: Medical Support is financial support available to an individual for his or her medical expenses. Third Party Payments: Any payment made by an entity that is not the individual and not the State, including a responsible relative or an insurance company. 3. Cooperation with the State The individual is required to provide the State any and all information necessary to obtain medical support or payment including but not limited to the following: • The name(s) of the third party; • The address;