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Section 27-2A-3 - Definitions.

NM Stat § 27-2A-3 (2019) (N/A)
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As used in the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act:

A. "department" means the human services department;

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 [45-1-1 NMSA 1978]; and

C. "medical assistance" means amounts paid by the department as medical assistance pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 87, § 3.

Cross references. — For Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, see 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.

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