As used in the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act: A. "authority" or "department" means the health care authority; B. "estate" means real and personal property and other assets of the individual subject to probate or administration pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code [Chapter 45 NMSA 1978]; and C. "medical assistance" means amounts paid by the department as medical assistance pursuant to Title 19 of the Social Security Act. History: Laws 1994, ch. 87, § 3; 2024, ch. 39, § 87. Cross references. — For Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, see 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, provided that references to "authority" or "department" in the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act mean the health care authority; and in Subsection A, added "'authority' or" and after "means the" deleted "human services department" and added "health care authority".
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