Section 17-1745-21 - Reimbursement procedures(a) The department shall file a small estate claim for the death payments program expenses paid by the department if: (1) The estate of the deceased exceeds $50; and(2) There is no surviving spouse, child, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, grandchild, stepfather, stepmother, or any designated heir.(b) The eligibility worker shall initiate a claim for Veteran's Administration (VA) death benefits whenever possible. These benefits shall be applied toward reducing the department's death payments program expenses.Haw. Code R. § 17-1745-21
[Eff 08/01/94; am 10/26/01; am 08/19/11 ] (Auth: HRS § 346-15) (Imp: HRS §§ 346-15, 346-37, 560:3-1201)