(a) If a person entitled to all or a portion of the death gratuity due to the order of precedence for survivors in Sec. 10.907 dies after the death of the covered employee but before the person receives the death gratuity, the portion will be paid to the living survivors otherwise eligible according to the order of precedence prescribed in that subsection.
(b) If a survivor designated under the survivor designation provision in Sec. 10.907(c) dies after the death of the covered employee but before receiving his or her portion of the death gratuity, the survivor's designated portion will be paid to the next living survivors according to the order of precedence.
(c) If a person designated as an alternate beneficiary under Sec. 10.908 dies after the death of the covered employee but before the person receives his or her designated portion of the death gratuity, the designation to that person will have no effect. The portion designated to that person will be paid according to the order of precedence prescribed in Sec. 10.907.
(d) If there are no living survivors or alternate beneficiaries, the death gratuity will not be paid.