S.C. Code Ann. § 43-7-420 – Assignment to State Health and Human Services Finance Commission of right to recover amount paid by Medicaid from third party or private insurer

(A) Every applicant or recipient, only to the extent of the amount of the medical assistance paid by Medicaid, shall be deemed to have assigned his rights to recover such amounts so paid by Medicaid from any third party or private insurer to the State Health and Human Services Finance Commission. This assignment shall not include rights to Medicare benefits. The applicant or recipient shall cooperate fully with the State Health and Human Services Finance Commission in its efforts to enforce its assignment rights.
(B) An applicant's and recipient's determination of, and continued eligibility for, medical assistance under Medicaid is contingent upon his cooperation with the Commission in its efforts to enforce its assignment rights. Cooperation includes, but is not limited to, reimbursing the Commission from proceeds or payments received by the applicant or recipient from any third party or private insurer.
(C) Every applicant or recipient is considered to have authorized all persons, including insurance companies and providers of medical care, to release to the Commission all information needed to enforce the assignment rights of the Commission.