(2) Any amount paid to the department or the authority in satisfaction of its lien shall be distributed by the department or the authority to the United States Government and the Public Welfare Account, as their interests may appear.
(3) If the recipient is a minor, no payments to the department or the authority in satisfaction of its lien and, except to the extent of the fees, costs and expenses specified in ORS 416.540 (2), no payments to the recipient under a judgment, settlement or compromise shall be made until a hearing has taken place and the court has issued its order under ORS 416.590. [Formerly 411.566; 1969 c.45 §3; 2001 c.600 §8; 2009 c.595 §352]