Powers of health maintenance organizations.
A health maintenance organization or other prepaid health care plan has the powers of the department of health services under subs. (2) to (5) to recover the costs which the organization or plan incurs in treating an individual if all of the following circumstances are present:
(a)#
The costs result from an occurrence of an injury or sickness of an individual who is a recipient of medical assistance.
(b)#
The occurrence of the injury or sickness creates a claim or cause of action on the part of the recipient or the estate of the recipient.
(c)#
The medical costs are incurred during a period for which the department of health services pays a capitation or enrollment fee for the recipient.