Section 366.229 - Third-Party Resources Medicaid is considered the payor of last resort for an individual's medical expenses. As a condition of eligibility, in accordance with RSA 433.138 - RSA 433.148, an applicant or recipient must:
(1) assign to HHSC the applicant's or recipient's right to recover any third-party resources available for payment of medical expenses covered under the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance; and (2) report to HHSC any third-party resource within 60 days after learning about the third-party resource.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 366.229
The provisions of this §366.229 adopted to be effective June 9, 2010, 35 TexReg 4661; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 01, January 2, 2015, TexReg 33, eff. 1/18/2015