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U.S. Code as of:
01/02/2006
Section 1184. Heirs of deceased enrollees
The Secretary shall distribute a share payable to a living
enrollee directly to such enrollee. The Secretary shall distribute
the per capita share of a deceased enrollee to his heirs or
legatees upon proof of death and inheritance satisfactory to the
Secretary whose findings upon such proof shall be final and
conclusive. Sums payable to enrollees or their heirs or legatees
who are less than twenty-one years of age or who are under a legal
disability shall be paid in accordance with such procedures as the
Secretary determines will best protect their interests.
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