Effective Date: September 1, 2018

Previous Policy

An applicant or recipient must assign to the Department of Health and Human Services, his or her rights to medical benefits. This includes payments from third parties responsible to pay for medical care, money collected from an insurance policy for services received while on Medicaid, and money collected from anyone liable for the member's medical expenses. See 225 for TPL requirements.

1. Upon approval of medical assistance, the member must also give any and all rights to medical support to the State of Utah, and cooperate with the State of Utah in establishing and collecting support payments from an absent parent or spouse. See 227 for more information about Medical Support Enforcement requirements.

2. By signing an application form in either paper or online format, or an addendum to an application, the member is agreeing to the above assignments of rights. A spouse, parent, legal guardian, or personal representative who signs the application or the addendum for a member is making the above assignment of rights for the member.

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Effective Date: September 1, 2018

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Previous Policy

An applicant or recipient must assign to the Department of Health and Human Services, his or her rights to medical benefits. This includes payments from third parties responsible to pay for medical care, money collected from an insurance policy for services received while on Medicaid, and money collected from anyone liable for the member's medical expenses. See 225 for TPL requirements.

1. Upon approval of medical assistance, the member must also give any and all rights to medical support to the State of Utah, and cooperate with the State of Utah in establishing and collecting support payments from an absent parent or spouse. See 227 for more information about Medical Support Enforcement requirements.

2. By signing an application form in either paper or online format, or an addendum to an application, the member is agreeing to the above assignments of rights. A spouse, parent, legal guardian, or personal representative who signs the application or the addendum for a member is making the above assignment of rights for the member.