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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Another fun matter with DSHS. I believe DSHS is subject to the creditor claim rules. I had a probate in which DSHS filed, and served, a claim for $45,000.00. The $45,000.00 dollar amount was typed in the filed form. We paid it. DSHS later came back and said their claim was really for $300,000.00. When I read the backup material filed with the claim, sure enough the total paid out benefits was over $300,000.00. No amended claim was filed. We waited for the 2 year clam period to expire and then closed the estate with a declaration of completion ( a copy was served on DSHS). We heard nothing further.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>W. Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>BELL & DAVIS PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Attorneys at Law</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br>P.O. Box 510<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105<br>Sequim WA 98382<br>Phone: (360) 683.1129 <br>Fax: (360) 683.1258 <br>email: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com">jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a><span style='color:black'><br></span></span><a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>www.bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br> <br>The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender at </span><a href="mailto:info@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>info@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> or call 360.683.1129.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Nelsen<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 30, 2022 10:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Dept of Revenue slow?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please don’t rely on my recollection on this, but I think I remember researching this issue about 10-15 years ago, on the distinction between debts owed to the Feds and debts owed to the State. Medicaid is a federal program but I think it’s basically federal funding that is supplied to each state and the state builds its own administrative apparatus to handle and pay benefits to state residents. As a condition of receiving the federal funding, the State must agree to make reasonable efforts to collect reimbursements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think there is a case out there—or maybe it’s in the Medicaid collections handbook for state employees?—that says that DSHS is subject to the creditor claim deadline the same as any other creditor. It’s a state entity handling money debts owed under state statutes, and as such it has neither the priority of debts owed to the federal government, nor does the states’ sovereign immunity or its statutes provide DSHS with immunity from the creditor claim deadline.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That said, I also faintly recall that there is a difference between a Medicaid lien put on real property and a Medicaid debt owed by a decedent who didn’t own real property. It’s possible that the debt can be barred but the lien on real property can’t?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Or I could really be mixing this up. I think there is a substantial amount of information on DSHS website under the “Estate Recovery” section. See for example:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/documents/Estate%20Recovery%20Insert.pdf">https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/documents/Estate%20Recovery%20Insert.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eric<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1417 31st Ave South<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seattle WA 98144-3909<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>206-625-0092<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Covid-19 Update - </span></b>All attorneys are working remotely during regular business hours and are available via email and by phone. Videoconferencing also is available. Signing of estate planning documents can be completed and will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Please direct mail and deliveries to the Seattle office.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua Grant<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 29, 2022 4:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Dept of Revenue slow?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'>I am handling an estate where the PR thought a Medicaid lien should exist. We are over 4 months since we mailed the Notice to Creditors (including decedent’s social security number), and we haven’t heard anything yet. How long has it been taking to OFR to respond to Notice to Creditors?<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'>If no lien shows on a title report on the residence, I assume we are clear to sell the residence without further notice to DSHS?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'>Josh<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#004080'>Joshua F. Grant</span></b></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#004080'><br></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><img border=0 width=166 height=34 style='width:1.7291in;height:.3541in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D8BC63.E91CC2B0"></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#004080'>P. O. Box 619<br>Wilbur, WA 99185<br>509 647 5578<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span></span><a href="mailto:jgrant@advocateslg.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'>jgrant@advocateslg.com</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2'></span><span style='color:#004080'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>