20 CFR 10.424
§ 10.424 May someone other than the beneficiary be designated to receive compensation payments?
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 10.424, § 10.424 May someone other than the beneficiary be designated to receive compensation payments?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/76534
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Full text
A beneficiary may be incapable of managing or directing the management of his or her benefits because of a mental or physical disability, or because of legal incompetence, or because he or she is under 18 years of age. In this situation, absent the appointment of a guardian or other party to manage the financial affairs of the claimant by a court or administrative body authorized to do so, OWCP in its sole discretion may approve a person to serve as the representative payee for funds due the beneficiary. Where a guardian or other party has been appointed by a court or administrative body authorized to do so to manage the financial affairs of the claimant, OWCP will recognize that individual as the representative payee.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.