N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 699.04

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section He-W 699.04 - Deceased Recipients

(a) Assistance payments shall be returned to the department by any person having possession of such payments when the payments:

(1) Are received after the death of the recipient;

(2) Are uncashed at the time of the recipient's death;

(3) Cannot be delivered; or

(4) Are the unused portion of previous benefits remaining in the electronic benefit transfer account.

(b) Amounts deposited through electronic funds transfer into the account of a deceased recipient which have not yet been spent to cover the deceased recipient's expenses described in (c), below, shall be returned to the department by:

(1) The administrator of the deceased recipient's estate;

(2) The joint owner of the account; or

(3) Any person with access to the deceased recipient's account.

(c) When a deceased recipient's payment is returned, vendors who meet the criteria of He-W 686.01 shall be reimbursed:

(1) For expenses included in the recipient's grant that:

a. Were incurred prior to the death of the recipient; and

b. Would have been covered by the returned payment; and

(2) Only for expenses which were incurred during the month of the recipient's death.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 699.04

(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; ss by #6531, INTERIM, eff 6-27-97, EXPIRED: 10-25-97; ss by #6614, eff 10-24-97; ss by #6825, eff 8-3-98; ss by #8684, eff 7-21-06

Amended byVolume XXXV Number 01, Filed January 8, 2015, Proposed by #10743, Effective 12/12/2014, Expires12/12/2024.

Amended by Number 24, Filed June 13, 2024, Proposed by #13950, Effective 4/30/2024, Expires 4/30/2034.