### Question
How is the "erroneous excess payments for medical assistance" defined?


### Answer
The term **erroneous excess payments for medical assistance** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1396b* as follows -

> the total of—


(I) payments under the State plan with respect to ineligible individuals and families, and


(II) overpayments on behalf of eligible individuals and families by reason of error in determining the amount of expenditures for medical care required of an individual or family as a condition of eligibility

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1396b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XIX-GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS**

