Section R9-28-804. TEFRA Liens – AHCCCS Notice of Intent

A.      Time-frame. At least 30 days before filing a TEFRA lien, AHCCCS shall send the member or member’s representative a Notice of Intent.

B.       Content of the Notice of Intent. The Notice of Intent shall include the following information:

1.        A description of a TEFRA lien and the action that AHC- CCS intends to take,

2.        How a TEFRA lien affects a member’s property,

3.        The legal authority for filing a TEFRA lien,

4.        The  time-frames   and  procedures  involved   in  filing  a TEFRA lien, and

5.        The member’s right to request an exemption.

C.      Request for exemption. A member or a member’s representa- tive may request an exemption. To request an exemption the member or the member’s representative shall submit a written statement to AHCCCS within 30 days from the receipt of the Notice of Intent describing the factual basis for a claim that the property should be exempt from placement of a TEFRA lien or from recovery of lien based on R9-28-802, R9-28-803, or R9- 28-806. AHCCCS shall respond to the member or member’s representative in writing within 30 days of receiving a request for exemption, unless the parties mutually agree to a longer period of time.

Historical Note

Adopted effective October 1, 1988, filed September 1,

1988 (Supp. 88-3). Amended effective April 25, 1990

(Supp. 90-2). Section repealed effective August 11, 1997 (Supp. 97-3). New Section made by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 3791, effective November 8, 2008 (Supp. 08-

3).