1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Housing And Medicaid Legislation for Expansion Targets Act” or the “HAMLET Act”.
Housing And Medicaid Legislation for Expansion Targets Act
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit estate recovery from certain expansion individuals under the Medicaid program.
2. Prohibiting estate recovery from certain expansion individuals under the Medicaid program
Section 1917 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(i) Prohibition on estate recovery from certain expansion individuals
“(1) In general—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no recovery or adjustment may be made with respect to the estate of an individual described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) for medical assistance furnished under a State plan (or waiver of such plan) under this title.
“(2) Compensation for past recovery—A State shall provide for the repayment of any amounts recovered or adjusted during the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on the date of the enactment of this subsection from the estate of an individual described in paragraph (1) for medical assistance furnished under the State plan of such State (or waiver of such plan).”