New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458:19-c – Medical Assistance Recipient; Notice of Petition for Spousal Support
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I. If the petitioner or respondent is a recipient of medical assistance under the state Medicaid program, the petitioner shall serve the department of health and human services with a copy of any petition for spousal support filed under this chapter.
II. The department of health and human services shall have the opportunity to address the court in any proceeding under this section if the court, or the department, upon motion to the court, has concerns relative to:
(a) The impact on the recipient of any period of Medicaid ineligibility that would result from the allocation of income or assets;
(b) Whether the ward has been the victim of a crime or has been or is at risk of being abused, neglected, or exploited within the meaning of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:43; or
(c) The cost of the recipient’s care to be paid by Medicaid as the result of the proposed allocation of income or assets.
III. No petition of spousal support shall be enforceable against the department as it relates to eligibility for medical assistance unless the petitioner provides a copy of the petition to the department at least 14 days prior to filing with the court.
II. The department of health and human services shall have the opportunity to address the court in any proceeding under this section if the court, or the department, upon motion to the court, has concerns relative to:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458:19-c
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- petitioner: shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) The impact on the recipient of any period of Medicaid ineligibility that would result from the allocation of income or assets;
(b) Whether the ward has been the victim of a crime or has been or is at risk of being abused, neglected, or exploited within the meaning of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:43; or
(c) The cost of the recipient’s care to be paid by Medicaid as the result of the proposed allocation of income or assets.
III. No petition of spousal support shall be enforceable against the department as it relates to eligibility for medical assistance unless the petitioner provides a copy of the petition to the department at least 14 days prior to filing with the court.