LB641

Change provisions relating to medicaid estate recovery

Complete·5/21/25

Nebraska LB641 amends Medicaid estate recovery provisions, specifying when and how debts can be collected from a deceased recipient's estate.

Nebraska LB641 modifies the rules for Medicaid estate recovery, detailing when and how debts can be collected from the estate of a deceased Medicaid recipient. The bill specifies that debts can only be recovered after the death of the recipient's spouse and any minor or disabled children. It also outlines exceptions to what constitutes the recipient's estate, including certain insurance proceeds and retirement plans.

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Roll Call Votes

49 Yea

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Calendar

Mar 6, 2025

1:30 PM

Hearing

Mar 6, 2025

1:30 PM

Judiciary Hearing

History

May 21, 2025

Legislature

Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

May 14, 2025

Legislature

Dispensing of reading at large approved

May 14, 2025

Legislature

Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0