2006 Minnesota Statutes

176.161 ALIEN DEPENDENTS.
    Subdivision 1. Residing outside United States. In case a deceased employee for whose
injury or death compensation is payable leaves surviving an alien dependent residing outside the
United States the commissioner shall direct the payment of all compensation due the dependent
to be made to the duly accredited consular officer of the country of which the beneficiary is
a citizen residing within the state, or to a designated representative residing within the state;
or, if the commissioner believes that the interests of the dependent will be better served and
at any time prior to the final settlement the dependent files with the commissioner a power of
attorney designating any other suitable person residing in this state to act as attorney in fact
in such proceedings, the commissioner may appoint such person. If it appears necessary to
institute proceedings to enforce payment of compensation due the dependent, the commissioner
may permit the consular officer to institute these proceedings. If during the pendency of these
proceedings, such power of attorney is filed by the alien dependent, the commissioner shall then
determine whether such attorney in fact be substituted to represent such dependent or if the
consular officer or a representative continue therein. The person so appointed may carry on
proceedings to settle all claims for compensation and receive for distribution to such dependent
all compensation arising under this chapter. The settlement and distribution of the funds shall be
made only on the written order of the commissioner. The person so appointed shall furnish a bond
satisfactory to the commissioner, conditioned upon the proper application of the money received.
Before the bond is discharged, the person so appointed shall file with the commissioner a verified
account of receipts and disbursements of such compensation.
    Subd. 2. List of dependents. Before receiving the first payment of such compensation and
thereafter when ordered so to do by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry,
the person so appointed shall furnish to the commissioner of the Department of Labor and
Industry a sworn statement containing a list of the dependents showing the name, age, residence,
extent of dependency, and relationship to the deceased of each dependent.
    Subd. 3. Certain proceedings legalized. In any proceedings heretofore taken to recover
compensation for any alien dependent carried on for at least five years in the name of a person as
petitioner, designated by power of attorney from the alien dependent, the right of this designated
petitioner to conclude the proceedings or final settlement and to fully bind all parties thereby
is hereby legalized in all respects.
History: 1953 c 755 s 18; 1973 c 388 s 44,45; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134
s 78; 1981 c 346 s 90; 1986 c 444