SECTION 373.101. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to implement section 531.077, Government Code, consistent with applicable federal law at 42 U.S.C. §1396p(b)(1), which requires the Health and Human Services Commission, as the State Medicaid Agency, to operate a Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) to recover the costs of Medicaid long-term care benefits received by certain Medicaid recipients.

Source Note: The provisions of this §373.101 adopted to be effective March 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 830