The Department’s subrogation shall authorize it to file administrative and judicial actions to claim and receive the support funds from those who are obligated to provide support without the requirement of a prior assignment of rights by the elderly person who is supported, since it shall be understood that the acceptance by the elderly person who receives support payments of any of the services indicated in § 211 l -7 of this title constitutes an assignment to the Department of the Family of his right to support. History —June 30, 1968, No. 171, p. 614, added as § 26 on May 29, 1984, No. 32, p. 70; renumbered as § 34 on July 12, 1985, No. 106, p. 355, § 12; renumbered as § 22 on Dec. 30, 1986, No. 5, p. 887, art. 34 of § XVI, which was renumbered as art. 35, § XVII on Aug. 17, 1994, No. 86, art 37; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 331, § 8.
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