What You Need to Know About Medicaid And Estate Recovery in New Jersey
August 10, 2017
Knowing your rights as it relates to Medicaid can be extremely important if you intend to qualify for this government program. Federal Medicaid regulations mandate that a state obtain reimbursement from an individual’s estate for the cost of long term nursing facility services, as it relates to Medicaid. 
The service may put a lien against a person’s personal or real property by a New Jersey Medicaid program as a way to secure reimbursement for services. In New Jersey, this Medicaid program carries out two types of Medicaid liens. The first is a pre-death lien placed on a person’s property prior to death.
An estate recovery or a post-death lien is filed after the death of the recipient. After an individual enters into the Medicaid program and is classified as permanently institutionalized, a lien is filed against a property to prevent assets from being transferred out avoid a Medicaid lien. This can have significant implications for your estate planning process and for that reason, should be discussed directly with a knowledgeable lawyer as soon as possible.
