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Section 503 - Preliminary notice of intent to impose a TEFRA lien.

UT Code § 26-19-503 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Prior to imposing a TEFRA lien on real property, the department shall serve a preliminary notice of intent to impose a TEFRA lien, on the individual described in Subsection 26-19-501(1), who owns the property.

(2) The preliminary notice of intent shall: (a) be served in person, or by certified mail, on the individual described in Subsection 26-19-501(1), and, if the department is aware that the individual has a legally authorized representative, on the representative; (b) include a statement indicating that, according to the department's records, the individual: (i) meets the criteria described in Subsections 26-19-501(1)(a) and (b); (ii) has been an inpatient in a care facility for a period of at least 180 days immediately preceding the day on which the department provides the notice to the individual; and (iii) is legally presumed to be in a condition where it cannot reasonably be expected that the individual will be discharged from the care facility and return to the individual's home; (c) indicate that the department intends to impose a TEFRA lien on real property belonging to the individual; (d) describe the real property that the TEFRA lien will apply to; (e) describe the current amount of, and purpose of, the TEFRA lien; (f) indicate that the amount of the lien may continue to increase as the individual continues to receive medical assistance; (g) indicate that the individual may seek to prevent the TEFRA lien from being imposed on the real property by providing documentation to the department that: (i) establishes that the individual does not meet the criteria described in Subsection 26-19-501(1)(a) or (b); (ii) establishes that the individual has not been an inpatient in a care facility for a period of at least 180 days; (iii) rebuts the presumption described in Section 26-19-502; or (iv) establishes that the real property is exempt from imposition of a TEFRA lien under Subsection 26-19-501(2); (h) indicate that if the owner fails to provide the documentation described in Subsection (2)(g) within 30 days after the day on which the preliminary notice of intent is served, the department will issue a final notice of intent to impose a TEFRA lien on the real property and will proceed to impose the lien; (i) identify the type of documentation that the owner may provide to comply with Subsection (2)(g); (j) describe the circumstances under which a TEFRA lien is required to be released; and (k) describe the circumstances under which the department may seek to recover the lien.

(a) be served in person, or by certified mail, on the individual described in Subsection 26-19-501(1), and, if the department is aware that the individual has a legally authorized representative, on the representative;

(b) include a statement indicating that, according to the department's records, the individual: (i) meets the criteria described in Subsections 26-19-501(1)(a) and (b); (ii) has been an inpatient in a care facility for a period of at least 180 days immediately preceding the day on which the department provides the notice to the individual; and (iii) is legally presumed to be in a condition where it cannot reasonably be expected that the individual will be discharged from the care facility and return to the individual's home;

(i) meets the criteria described in Subsections 26-19-501(1)(a) and (b);

(ii) has been an inpatient in a care facility for a period of at least 180 days immediately preceding the day on which the department provides the notice to the individual; and

(iii) is legally presumed to be in a condition where it cannot reasonably be expected that the individual will be discharged from the care facility and return to the individual's home;

(c) indicate that the department intends to impose a TEFRA lien on real property belonging to the individual;

(d) describe the real property that the TEFRA lien will apply to;

(e) describe the current amount of, and purpose of, the TEFRA lien;

(f) indicate that the amount of the lien may continue to increase as the individual continues to receive medical assistance;

(g) indicate that the individual may seek to prevent the TEFRA lien from being imposed on the real property by providing documentation to the department that: (i) establishes that the individual does not meet the criteria described in Subsection 26-19-501(1)(a) or (b); (ii) establishes that the individual has not been an inpatient in a care facility for a period of at least 180 days; (iii) rebuts the presumption described in Section 26-19-502; or (iv) establishes that the real property is exempt from imposition of a TEFRA lien under Subsection 26-19-501(2);

(i) establishes that the individual does not meet the criteria described in Subsection 26-19-501(1)(a) or (b);

(ii) establishes that the individual has not been an inpatient in a care facility for a period of at least 180 days;

(iii) rebuts the presumption described in Section 26-19-502; or

(iv) establishes that the real property is exempt from imposition of a TEFRA lien under Subsection 26-19-501(2);

(h) indicate that if the owner fails to provide the documentation described in Subsection (2)(g) within 30 days after the day on which the preliminary notice of intent is served, the department will issue a final notice of intent to impose a TEFRA lien on the real property and will proceed to impose the lien;

(i) identify the type of documentation that the owner may provide to comply with Subsection (2)(g);

(j) describe the circumstances under which a TEFRA lien is required to be released; and

(k) describe the circumstances under which the department may seek to recover the lien.

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