How does one go about notifying the California Department of Health Care Services (aka: “Medi-Cal”) of the death of a friend or loved one? You can have an attorney help you or just go to this handy link on their website.

Once there click on NOTICE OF DEATH.

Another screen is brought up where you put in a whole host of information about you, the decedent, their assets, etc….  Just fill it all in, honestly of course, and then wait for Medi-Cal to get back to you.

Don’t forget Medi-Cal generally will take a back seat to other costs of administration in a probate. So a large Medi-Cal bill does not mean you should just walk away from a piece of real estate. We can often get our client’s MONEY IN THEIR POCKET. Medi-Cal just wants the house sold and are ok to get paid after probate. The key is talking to an experienced probate attorney.

If you want to talk about Medi-Cal claims, probate, or any related subjects please contact us.  -John