My mother who was a Medi-Cal beneficiary died. Who do I have to notify?
Within 90 days of the date of death of an individual who received or may have received Medi-Cal benefits, or was the surviving spouse of a person who received health care Medi-Cal benefits, the attorney for the estate, or if there is no attorney, the beneficiary, the personal representative, or the person in possession of property of the decedent, must give written notice by mail of the decedent’s death to the Director of the Department of Health Services (DHS) at his or her Sacramento office, or, Estate Recovery Unit, Mail Stop 4720, P.O. Box 997425, Sacramento, CA 95899-7425 of the decedent’s death. The notice must include a copy of the decedent’s death certificate (which does not need to be a certified copy). The notice should be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to document the receipt of this notice. A notice to the county welfare department or the the Social Security Administration or a notice to DHS without a copy of the death certificated will not satisfy this r
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