H.K. v. State

At age sixty-seven, H.K. applied for Medicaid assistance and was declared ineligible by the New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) because it determined that H.K. had transferred real property for less than fair market value within thirty-six months of the date that she applied (the “look-back” period). This appeal turns on whether DMAHS was correct as to when the real property transfer was effective for purposes of the look-back.

DMAHS concluded that the effective date of transfer was the date that the conveying deed was recorded, not the date that it was…