A person found dead must be removed and payments stopped
What the document says“treat such information as factual information confirming the death of a beneficiary;”
The section requires the State, where the Death Master File shows an enrolled individual is dead, to treat that as factual confirmation of the death, to disenroll the individual under section 1902(a)(3), and to stop payments for medical assistance on that person's behalf other than for items or services provided before the death.
What the document actually says“treat such information as factual information confirming the death of a beneficiary;”
The state must take the file as proof of death. It is treated as fact, not a hint.
The person must then be taken off the rolls. Payments for them must stop. Bills for care given before the death may still be paid.
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