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Deadline: May 08, 2026 The deadline for public comment has expired. Contact the agency or primary contact person listed below for assistance. |
Rule Details
| Rule Number: | 26P006 |
| Title: | Estate Recovery. |
| Type: | Standard |
| Status: | Proposed |
| Agency: | Agency of Human Services |
| Legal Authority: | 3 V.S.A. § 801(b)(11); 33 V.S.A. § 1901(a)(1) |
| Summary: | This new rule, "Estate Recovery," outlines the Medicaid Estate Recovery Procedure. Estate recovery is a federal requirement for states to recover certain Medicaid benefits paid on behalf of a Medicaid enrollee from the individual's estate. The rule needs to be updated to be added to the Health Care Administrative Rules (HCAR). The rule amends the estate recovery provisions from Medicaid Covered Services Rule 7108 "Third Party Liability". The amendments in this new rule include adding a definitions section for clarity and increasing the undue hardship estate value threshold. |
| Persons Affected: | Medicaid beneficiaries and their heirs; Agency of Human Services including its Departments; and health law, policy and related advocacy and community based organizations and groups including the Office of Health Care Advocate. |
| Economic Impact: | The rule will likely lessen the economic burden on the individual families of long term care Medicaid beneficiaries through increasing the undue hardship estate value threshold. When reviewing the thresholds of other states, Vermont's current threshold is low and by raising the threshold, we are protecting vulnerable Vermonters. |
| Posting date: | Mar 04,2026 |
Hearing Information
| Information for Hearing # 1 | |
| Hearing date: | |
| Location: | Waterbury State Office Complex, Ash 49 Room A213 |
| Address: | 280 State Drive |
| City: | Waterbury |
| State: | VT |
| Zip: | 05671 |
| Hearing Notes: | Also virtually via MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28696159835382?p0SFSG11h5qdoFpOKP5 |
| Information for Hearing # 2 | |
| Hearing date: | |
| Location: | Virtually via MS Teams |
| Address: | https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28696159835382?p0SFSG11h5qdoFpOKP5 |
| City: | n/a |
| State: | VT |
| Zip: | n/a |
| Hearing Notes: | Virtually via MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28696159835382?p0SFSG11h5qdoFpOKP5 |
Contact Information
| Information for Contact # 1 | |||
| Level: | Primary | ||
| Name: | Beth Quill | ||
| Agency: | Department of Vermont Health Access, Agency of Human Services | ||
| Address: | 280 State Dive | ||
| City: | Waterbury | ||
| State: | VT | ||
| Zip: | 05671-1000 | ||
| Telephone: | 802-585-5415 | ||
| Fax: | 802-241-0260 | ||
Email: |
Beth.Quill@vermont.gov |
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| Website Address: | https://humanservices.vermont.gov/rules-policies/health-care-rules/health-care-administrative-rules-hcar  |
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| Information for Contact # 2 | |||
| Level: | Secondary | ||
| Name: | Susan Coburn | ||
| Agency: | Agency of Human Services | ||
| Address: | 280 State Drive | ||
| City: | Waterbury | ||
| State: | VT | ||
| Zip: | 05671-1000 | ||
| Telephone: | 802-578-9412 | ||
| Fax: | 802-241-0450 | ||
Email: |
susan.coburn@vermont.gov |
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