Notice of death to Director of Health Care Services (Medi-Cal recovery)

90 days after date letters first issued to a general personal representative, under Cal. Prob. Code 9202(a).

Rule text

Not later than 90 days after the date letters are first issued to a general personal representative, the general personal representative or estate attorney shall give the Director of the State Department of Health Care Services notice of the decedent's death in the manner provided in Section 215, or submitted electronically ... if the general personal representative knows or has reason to believe that the decedent received health care under Chapter 7 ... or Chapter 8 ... of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or was the surviving spouse of a person who received that health care.

Cal. Prob. Code 9202(a), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Thursday, February 4, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date letters first issued to a general personal representative): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 90 calendar days: Thursday, February 4, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 9202(a)
Not later than 90 days after the date letters are first issued to a general personal representative, the general personal representative or estate attorney shall give the Director of the State Department of Health Care Services notice of the decedent's death in the manner provided in Section 215, or submitted electronically ... if the general personal representative knows or has reason to believe that the decedent received health care under Chapter 7 ... or Chapter 8 ... of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or was the surviving spouse of a person who received that health care.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10, 17(b)(4), applied to probate proceedings by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135." CCP 17(b)(4): "“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed." Prob. Code 1000(a): "Except to the extent that this code provides applicable rules, the rules of practice applicable to civil actions, including discovery proceedings and proceedings under Title 3a (commencing with Section 391) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, apply to, and constitute the rules of practice in, proceedings under this code."
Official source
  • Conditional: only if the PR knows or has reason to believe the decedent (or predeceased spouse) received Medi-Cal. Section last amended Stats. 2025, ch. 200 (AB 1521), eff. Jan. 1, 2026. See dhcs_claim_4mo for the director's claim period.
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date letters first issued to a general personal representative on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, June 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date letters first issued to a general personal representative): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 90 calendar days: Sunday, June 13, 2027.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, June 14, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10, 17(b)(4), applied to probate proceedings by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).

Notes

Conditional: only if the PR knows or has reason to believe the decedent (or predeceased spouse) received Medi-Cal. Section last amended Stats. 2025, ch. 200 (AB 1521), eff. Jan. 1, 2026. See dhcs_claim_4mo for the director's claim period.

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