Ala. Code § 43-2-697.03

The Medicaid Agency conducts a liens program in accordance with 42 U.S.C. §1396p. The liens program is operated within the federal law restrictions. Nothing in this division shall shrink or expand the Medicaid Agency’s federal law authority or grant a new cause of action that is not currently available under state or federal law. The agency shall always remain in compliance with 42 U.S.C. §1396p.