(a) A grandchild, who is eligible to receive death benefits and is a minor at the time of the employee's death, is entitled to receive benefits until the earlier of:
  (1) the date on which the grandchild turns 18; or
  (2) the date of death of the grandchild.
(b) A grandchild, who is eligible to receive death benefits and is not a minor at the time of the employee's death, is entitled to receive benefits until the earlier of:
  (1) the date of death of the grandchild; or
  (2) the expiration of 364 weeks of death benefit payments.
(c) Any other dependent, including a parent, stepparent, sibling, or grandparent of the deceased employee, who is entitled to death benefits shall receive benefits until the earlier of:
  (1) the date of death of the beneficiary; or
  (2) the expiration of 364 weeks of death benefit payments.
(d) An eligible parent who is entitled to receive death benefits shall receive benefits until the earlier of:
  (1) the date the eligible parent dies; or
  (2) the date of the expiration of 104 weeks of death benefit payments.

Source Note: The provisions of this §132.9 adopted to be effective January 1, 1991, 15 TexReg 7023; amended to be effective October 12, 2008, 33 TexReg 8395