26B-3-1010. Action by department -- Notice to recipient.
(1) Within 30 days after commencing an action under Subsection, the department shall give the recipient, the recipient's guardian, personal representative, trustee, estate, or survivor, whichever is appropriate, written notice of the action by: 26B-3-1009(3) personal service or certified mail to the last known address of the person receiving the notice; or if no last-known address is available, by publishing a notice: once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the recipient resides; and in accordance with Sectionfor three weeks. 45-1-101 Proof of service shall be filed in the action. The recipient may intervene in the department's action at any time before trial.
(2) The notice required by Subsectionshall name the court in which the action is commenced and advise the recipient of: (1) the right to intervene in the proceeding; the right to obtain a private attorney; and the department's right to recover medical assistance directly from the third party.