Ohio2026Passed Legislature
HB130
Medicaid Estate Recovery Notification Requirements
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 4:32 AM
In one sentence
This law requires Ohio's Department of Medicaid to send notices about estate recovery rules when people apply for and get approved for certain programs.
What it does
- Requires the department to tell applicants that their property might be used to pay back costs after they die if they receive specific services.
- Mandates a second notice with more details once an application is approved.
- Creates a plain language guide with examples explaining how estate recovery works, developed with help from Medicaid users.
- Requires the department to list support resources like legal aid for people who might face estate recovery.
- Orders that rules require the first page of every Medicaid application to list services subject to recovery and past payment amounts paid to managed care organizations.
Who it affects
- People applying for or enrolled in Ohio's Medicaid programs
- The Department of Medicaid
Limits and unknowns
- Specific details about how the notices look or are sent depend on future rules created by the director of medicaid.
- The law does not state when these new rules will officially start because no effective date is listed in this text.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Estate Recovery Program
- A rule that allows the state to take money or property from a person's estate after they die to pay for Medicaid services they received.
- Capitation Payment
- The fixed amount of money paid each month by the department to insurance companies to cover care for one Medicaid member, as defined in federal regulations.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Regards Medicaid Estate Recovery Program notification requirement
Official activity
Bill history
- As Introduced