Typically the answer will be yes. The primary insurance holder will always be responsible.
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You would be responsible only if you signed a written agreement with the care facility and/or physicians to pay her medical debts. Being a legal representative (POA) does not obligate that person to take personal responsibility to pay the grantor's (named person's)debts outside of the ability of the grantor (named person) to pay debts using his or her income/financial resources.
The patient is responsible for the cost of all medical care.
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The key may be contained in the answer. If you are the PARENT of a minor child - you are responsible for the payment of their medical care.
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The nursing care supervisor is responsible for the entire hospital, even over the doctors.
Generally such issues are decided before the final decree is granted and usually it is not possible to have the decree amended. If there are no terms for such issues included in the divorce decree the matter usually needs to be determined in a lawsuit against the non requesting party if an equitable agreement cannot be reached otherwise.
Only if you are a joint debtor. Surviving family membes are not responsible for the debts of deceased parents, siblings or other relatives. The exception might be if the person signed an agreement with a care facility, hospital, medical clinic, doctor, etc. to be responsible for debt incurred during the deceased person's treatment/confinement.
Texas is a community property state which means that spouses are usually held equally responsible for debts incurred during the marriage even when only one spouse is the account holder. However, this may not apply to the outstanding medical bills of a deceased spouse unless the surviving spouse signed a written agreement with the health care provider(s) to accept said responsibility. This is especially true if the deceased spouse was receiving Medicare and/or Medicaid assistance.