Authority: IC 12-15-1-10; IC 12-15-8.5

Affected: IC 12-15-3-6; IC 12-15-9

Sec. 7. (a) From the date on which the notice of lien is recorded in the office of the county recorder, the notice of lien:

1. (1) constitutes due notice of a lien against the member or member's estate for any amount then recoverable and any amounts that become recoverable under this article; and
2. (2) gives a specific lien in favor of the office on the Medicaid member's interest in the real property.

(b) The lien continues from the date of filing until the lien:

1. (1) is satisfied;
2. (2) is released; or
3. (3) expires.

The lien automatically expires unless the office commences a foreclosure action not later than two (2) years after the Medicaid member's death.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 2-10-7; filed Dec 13, 2002, 4:00 p.m.: 26 IR 1548; filed Jul 21, 2004, 5:15 p.m.: 27 IR 3985; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:54 a.m.: 20191211-IR-405190487RFA; filed Jun 11, 2021, 2:35 p.m.: 20210707-IR-405190602FRA; readopted filed Oct 8, 2025, 3:16 p.m.: 20251105-IR-405240502RFA)