Sec. 16.5. (a) An individual who is applying for Medicaid or receiving Medicaid is considered to have automatically assigned to the state the individual's rights, or the rights of any other person who is dependent upon the individual and eligible for Medicaid, to medical support and other third party payments for medical care for the duration of enrollment in the Medicaid program by the individual or the individual's dependent.
(b) An individual's assignment under subsection (a):
(1) is effective only for services that are reimbursed by Medicaid; and
(2) does not apply to Medicare payments.
As added by P.L.153-2011, SEC.16.
Structure Indiana Code
12-15-2-0.5. Provisions Not Limiting Health Care Assistance
12-15-2-1. "Federal Income Poverty Level"
12-15-2-2. Determination and Certification of Eligibility and Effective Date of Assistance
12-15-2-3.5. Eligibility for Aged or Disabled
12-15-2-6.5. Medicaid Buy-in Program
12-15-2-7. Individuals Eligible; Children in Families Receiving Tanf Assistance
12-15-2-10. Individuals Eligible; Long Term Care Program Participants
12-15-2-12. Individuals Eligible; Qualified Children
12-15-2-13. Pregnant Woman Eligibility; Eligibility Time Frame
12-15-2-13-b. Pregnant Woman Eligibility; Eligibility Time Frame
12-15-2-13.5. Eligibility for Women Screened and in Need of Treatment for Breast or Cervical Cancer
12-15-2-14. Minors With Limited Family Income
12-15-2-15.8. Continuous Eligibility to Three Years of Age
12-15-2-16. Eligibility of Individuals Under 18 Years of Age
12-15-2-16.2. Eligibility of Foster Children; Enrollment Assistance
12-15-2-16.5. Automatic Assignment to Medical Support and Third Party Medical Payments; Application
12-15-2-17. Exclusion of Resources in Determining Eligibility for Medicaid; Conditions
12-15-2-17.5. Income Exclusion in Determining Eligibility
12-15-2-17.7. Census Work Income Exclusion in Determining Eligibility
12-15-2-18. Financial Resources; State or Federal Higher Education Awards
12-15-2-21. Ineligibility Due to Noncompliance
12-15-2-23. Look Back; Exemption for Certain Contributions
12-15-2-23.5. Implementation of Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
12-15-2-24. Eligibility; Community Spouse Resource Requirements
12-15-2-25. Eligibility; Retention of Income to Support Community Spouse