1 Tex. Admin. Code § 354.2311 - Applicant and Recipient Assignment of Rights
(a) As a condition for eligibility, each
applicant for or recipient of Medicaid benefits assigns to HHSC his or her
rights, or the rights of any other individual eligible for Medicaid benefits
under the State Plan for whom he or she can legally make an assignment, to
medical support and any payment from a third party resource.
(b) No separate assignment from the applicant
or recipient is required by HHSC to enforce HHSC's right to recover amounts
paid by HHSC for the recipient's medical care.
(c) HHSC's right of recovery against a third
party resource is limited to the amount paid by HHSC on all claims submitted
for Medicaid-covered services by Medicaid providers for a recipient's medical
care.
(d) HHSC's right of recovery
against a third party resource includes the ability to seek reimbursement from
settlement amounts representing past or future payments for medical
care.
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