HAR §17-1745-21
HAR §17-1745-21. Reimbursement procedures
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 17-1745-21
(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. [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)