§ 30-4037 — Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service

Nebraska § 30-4037

• Jurisdiction: Nebraska
• Ch. 30: Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property

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(1) For purposes of this section, benefits from governmental
programs or civil or military service means any benefit, program, or assistance
provided under a statute or regulation including social security, medicare,
and medicaid.
(2) Unless the power
of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general
authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or
military service authorizes the agent to:
(a) Execute vouchers in the name of the principal
for allowances and reimbursements payable by the United States or a foreign
government or by a state or subdivision of a state to the principal, including
allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the individuals described
in subdivision (1)(a) of section 30-4036 and for shipment of their household
effects;
(b)
Take possession and order the removal and shipment of property of the principal
from a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or other place of storage or safekeeping,
either governmental or private, and execute and deliver a release, voucher,
receipt, bill of lading, shipping ticket, certificate, or other instrument
for that purpose;
(c)
Enroll in, apply for, select, reject, change, amend, or discontinue, on the
principal's behalf, a benefit or program;
(d) Prepare, file, and maintain a claim of the principal
for a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal
may be entitled under a statute or regulation;
(e) Initiate, participate in, submit
to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a
compromise with respect to litigation concerning any benefit or assistance
the principal may be entitled to receive under a statute or regulation; and
(f) Receive the financial
proceeds of a claim described in subdivision (2)(d) of this section and conserve,
invest, disburse, or use for a lawful purpose anything so received.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 2012, LB1113, § 37.