As used in the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act:
A. "department" means the human services department;
B. "estate" means real and personal property and other assets of the individual subject to probate or administration pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code [45-1-1 NMSA 1978]; and
C. "medical assistance" means amounts paid by the department as medical assistance pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 87, § 3.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, see 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.