TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES
DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION
§ 51561. Petition for Lien. (a) A petition to the CNMI Superior Court for the imposition of a lien as described and limited in 4 CMC § 51560 to recover money owed to the Department of Public Health as a result of payment of benefits for Medicaid must set forth: (1) The facts concerning the giving of assistance; (2) The name and address of the person who is receiving or who received the benefits for Medicaid; (3) A description of the property, sufficient for identification, and its estimated value; (4) The names, ages, residences and relationship of all persons who are claiming an interest in the property or who are listed as having any interest in the property, so far as known to the petitioner; and (5) An itemized list of the amount owed to the Department of Public Health as a result of payment of benefits for Medicaid. (b) No defect of form or in the statement of facts actually existing voids the petition for the lien. Source: PL 15-117, § 2(51461), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission modified this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(c) by changing references to agree with the renumbered sections.