42 U.S.C. § 1311 | Public assistance payments to legal representatives

For purposes of subchapters I, X, XIV, and XVI, and part A of subchapter IV, payments on behalf of an individual, made to another person who has been judicially appointed, under the law of the State in which such individual resides, as legal representative of such individual for the purpose of receiving and managing such payments (whether or not he is such individual’s legal representative for other purposes), shall be regarded as money payments to such individual.

Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531 Pub. L. 85–840, title V, § 511(a)Aug. 28, 195872 Stat. 1051 Pub. L. 87–543, title I, § 141(d)July 25, 196276 Stat. 205 Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 241(c)(3)Jan. 2, 196881 Stat. 917(, title XI, § 1111, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 90–2481968— struck out “IV,” after “I,” and inserted “and part A of subchapter IV,” after “XVI,”.

Pub. L. 87–5431962— inserted reference to subchapter XVI.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 85–840, title V, § 511(b)Aug. 28, 195872 Stat. 1052

June 30, 1958December 31, 1955July 1, 1958July 1, 1959“The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall be applicable in the case of payments to legal representatives by any State made after ; and to such payments by any State made after , and prior to , if certifications for payment to such State have been made by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human Services] with respect thereto, or such State has presented to the Secretary a claim (and such other data as the Secretary may require) with respect thereto, prior to .”

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