Sec. 531.077. RECOVERY OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE    


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  • (a) The commissioner shall ensure that the state Medicaid program implements 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(b)(1).

    (b) The Medicaid account is an account in the general revenue fund. Any funds recovered by implementing 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(b)(1) shall be deposited in the Medicaid account. Money in the account may be appropriated only to fund long-term care, including community-based care and facility-based care.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.