How Does the State Know When a Medi-Cal Beneficiary Dies?
A. Notice of Death: When a Medi-Cal beneficiary dies, the County Medi-Cal office notifies the Department of Health Services in Sacramento and benefits are terminated. However, for recovery purposes, the burden of notifying the State of the death is still on the beneficiary’s estate. California law, under Probate Code ยง215, requires that, when a deceased person has received or may have received health care benefits or was the surviving spouse of a person who received such benefits, the estate attorney, the beneficiary of the estate, the personal representative or the person in possession of the property is required to notify the Director of the Department (at the Sacramento office of DHS) no later than 90 days after the person’s death. A copy of the death certificate is required to be sent. Although most consumers simply notify the county Medi-Cal office, this does not count as proper notice and it is important that you send the notice and death certificate to the correct address, if yo
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