Legal Opinion
In Re Guardianship of Wade
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 1999No. 33A01-9709-CV-289PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RUCKER, Judge
Stephen Wade was injured in a personal injury accident that rendered him incapacitated. Because his medical bills were paid by Medicaid, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) filed a notice to hold a lien against any funds Wade might receive as a result of the accident. After Wade received a settlement his guardian filed a motion to reduce the lien pursuant to Indiana’s lien reduction statute. The trial court granted the motion. FSSA now appeals contending the trial court erred in so doing because federal Medicaid law preempts Indiana’s lien…
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