Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.037
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.037, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 31.037. PAYMENT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS ON DEATH OF RECIPIENT.
Official statutory text
(a) If a person dies during a month for which the person is eligible for financial assistance and has not spent all of that month's financial assistance payment, the commission may pay financial assistance to the person who was responsible for caring for the recipient at the time of his or her death and who is responsible for paying the obligations incurred by the recipient.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing the method of determining the person entitled to receive the deceased recipient's financial assistance, the manner of payment of the funds, and limitations on the payments.
(c) Payments to persons responsible for deceased recipients under this section may be made only in the manner and to the extent permissible under the laws and regulations governing the disbursement of funds received through the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing the method of determining the person entitled to receive the deceased recipient's financial assistance, the manner of payment of the funds, and limitations on the payments.
(c) Payments to persons responsible for deceased recipients under this section may be made only in the manner and to the extent permissible under the laws and regulations governing the disbursement of funds received through the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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