(a)#
The department may recover any payment made incorrectly for benefits provided under this subchapter or s. 49.665 if the incorrect payment results from any of the following: 1. A misstatement or omission of fact by a person supplying information in an application for benefits under this subchapter or s. 49.665. 2. The failure of a Medical Assistance or Badger Care recipient or any other person responsible for giving information on the recipient’s behalf to report the receipt of income or assets in an amount that would have affected the recipient’s eligibility for benefits. 3. The failure of a Medical Assistance or Badger Care recipient or any other person responsible for giving information on the recipient’s behalf to report any change in the recipient’s financial or nonfinancial situation or eligibility characteristics that would have affected the recipient’s eligibility for benefits or the recipient’s cost-sharing requirements.
(a)(1)#
A misstatement or omission of fact by a person supplying information in an application for benefits under this subchapter or s. 49.665.
(a)(2)#
The failure of a Medical Assistance or Badger Care recipient or any other person responsible for giving information on the recipient’s behalf to report the receipt of income or assets in an amount that would have affected the recipient’s eligibility for benefits.
(b)#
The department’s right of recovery is against any Medical Assistance or Badger Care recipient to whom or on whose behalf the incorrect payment was made. The extent of recovery is limited to the amount of the benefits incorrectly granted. The county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 or the governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe administering Medical Assistance or Badger Care shall begin recovery actions on behalf of the department according to rules promulgated by the department.