Section 17-605-5 - Claim against the estate of a deceased recipient(a) If a recipient dies leaving an estate and does not have a surviving spouse, child, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, grandchild, stepfather, stepmother, or designated heir, the department may file a claim against the estate for the amount of financial assistance or social service benefits provided the deceased recipient.(b) If a recipient fraudulently received financial assistance or social service benefits because of the recipient's withholding of information, the department may file a claim against the estate of the deceased recipient, notwithstanding subsection (a), for the amount of financial assistance or social service benefits overpaid.[Eff 7/19/82; am and comp 3/19/93] (Auth: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-44) (Imp: HRS §§ 346-37, 346-44)
§ 17-605-5 is based substantially upon § 17-626-25, Hawaii Administrative Rules. [Eff 7/19/82; R 12/24/84]