Section 27-2A-3 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

27-2A-3. Definitions.

As used in the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act [27-2A-1 NMSA 1978]:   

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.