Section 47.05.072. Duty of attorney for medical assistance recipient.

   (a) An attorney representing a medical assistance recipient shall notify the attorney general's office.
   (b) The notice to the attorney general's office required under (a) of this section includes submission of the following:
        (1) identification of the medical assistance recipient's name, last known address, and telephone number, and the date of the injury or illness giving rise to the action or claim;
        (2) copies of the pleadings and other papers related to the action or claim;
        (3) the identification of each potentially liable third party, including that party's name, last known address, and telephone number;
        (4) the identification of any insurance policy potentially responsive to the action or claim; and
        (5) a description of the facts and circumstances supporting the action or claim.
   (c) An attorney who represents a medical assistance recipient shall give the attorney general's office notice within 30 days of any judgment, award, or settlement in an action or claim by the medical assistance recipient to recover damages for an injury or illness that has resulted in the department's providing or paying for medical assistance.
   (d) If a medical assistance recipient is handling the action or claim on a pro se basis, the provisions of this section apply as if the medical assistance recipient were an attorney representing the medical assistance recipient.

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History

(Sec. 3 ch 96 SLA 2006)