payment into Medicaid account; apportionment Sec. 11. (a) Money received from a Medicaid recipient or collected from the recipient's estate shall be: (1) forwarded to the office; and (2) paid into the Medicaid account of the state general fund. (b) Money under subsection (a) must be distributed in proportion to the amounts in which the assistance payments represented money contributed by the federal government and the state. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-27.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.
IC 12-15-1-12 Attorney general; appearance and representation of state in proceedings affecting property or resources upon which state may have claim Sec. 12. The attorney general may enter the appearance of the state in a proceeding affecting property or resources upon which the state may have a claim for Medicaid to do the following: (1) Prosecute and defend in the proceeding. (2) Institute probate proceedings as a creditor to deceased persons. (3) Enter into a stipulation, a compromise, a settlement, an agreement, or an arrangement with respect to appropriate claims, either in the course of or in the absence of and apart from any action or proceeding. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-26.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.