Instead of OSHA keeping watch over the safety of first responders, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may wind up responsible for enforcing health and safety regulations.
A legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to care for the personal and property interests of another person, called a ward.
Accordingly, while the state has the authority to designate who may serve as an individualâs guardian and/or conservator, the state does not have the authority to select a representative payee for a claimantâs benefits.hile a legal guardian can file to be appointed payee, the agency is not required to appoint the legal guardian. POMS GN 00502.139. The representative payee should be the âperson who will best serve the beneficiaryâ Id. The guardian should be appointed only if he/she can better serve the beneficiaryâs interests.