23 Miss. Code. R. 102-6.31 - Assignment of Third Party Rights- FCC Programs

A. Federal law requires that all Medicaid applicants and recipients must, as a condition of eligibility, cooperate with the Medicaid Agency in identifying, to the extent they are able, potentially liable insurers and other third parties who may be liable to pay for care and services covered by Medicaid.

B. Cooperation includes repaying any monies to the Medicaid Agency received from a third party source to the extent that Medicaid has paid for the covered service.

C. By accepting Medicaid each applicant/recipient is deemed to have made an assignment to the Medicaid Program of his rights to medical support or any third party benefits, including hospitalization, accident, medical or health benefits owed to the individual, as well as rights to such benefits owed by any third party to the children or any other person for whom the applicant/recipient has legal authority to execute such an assignment.

1. The individual's signature on the application form at initial application and each redetermination of eligibility acknowledges the automatic assignment of all third party rights.

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23 Miss. Code. R. 102-6.31

42 CFR. §435.610 (Rev. 1993).