Thursday November 21, 2013
Alabama Medicaid Agency - Medicaid Alert
TO: Nursing Home Providers
The purpose of this alert is to clarify the procedures associated
with handling funds following the death of a Medicaid-eligible
nursing home resident. The Medicaid Administrative Codes
560-X-10-.14(3)(f) and 560-X-22-.25(5)(e) and the Social Security
Administration Guide for Representative Payees require that nursing
homes,upon the death of a resident, release any funds being held at
the facility in the resident's name to the administrator of the
deceased resident's estate. In the event that there is not a person
who has been appointed to act as the administrator of the estate,
the funds should be sent to the Alabama State Treasurer's Office,
Unclaimed Property Division. In an effort to ensure that all
Alabama nursing home facilities are in compliance with the rules
and regulations pertaining to the handling of the funds of deceased
residents, the following instructions are provided in the pdf
below.
