Terms Used In Iowa Code 249F.7

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
  • Medical assistance: means "mandatory medical assistance" "optional medical assistance" "discretionary medical assistance" or "Medicare cost sharing" as each is defined in section 249A. See Iowa Code 249F.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 As provided in this chapter, the establishment of a debt for medical assistance due to transfer of assets shall be administered by the department of human services. All administrative discretion in the administration of this chapter shall be exercised by the department of human services, and any state administrative rules implementing or interpreting this chapter shall be adopted by the department of human services.