Minnesota Administrative Rules

7190.1015 ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS.

Subpart 1.

Presumed dependents.

The Pollution Control Agency shall presume that the following persons are wholly supported dependents of the claimant:

A.

the spouse, unless it is shown that the spouse and claimant were voluntarily living apart at the time of the injury or death;

B.

a child under 18 years old;

C.

a child under 25 years old if regularly attending an accredited educational institution on a full-time basis; and

D.

a child 18 years old or older if physically or mentally incapacitated from earning.

Subp. 2.

Established dependents.

The agency shall consider, in the following order, these persons as dependents of the claimant if the persons establish that the claimant contributed regularly to their support:

A.

a child 18 years old or older;

B.

a parent;

C.

a grandparent;

D.

a grandchild;

E.

a sibling; and

F.

a parent-in-law.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115B.34

History:

12 SR 1710; L 2002 c 379 art 2 s 23

Published Electronically:

August 18, 2005