§ 9-685. Survival of death benefits  


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  •    If a dependent of a covered employee dies, the right to any death benefit that is payable to the dependent and unpaid on the date of death of the dependent:

       (1) shall survive and be vested in the surviving dependents of the covered employee, as determined by the Commission; and

       (2) if there are no surviving dependents of the covered employee, shall not survive.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 101, § 36; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.