As authorized by RCW 43.60A.070, the director of the department of veterans affairs, or designee, is authorized to act as:

(1) Executor under the last will of the estate of any deceased veteran.

(2) Administrator of the estate of any deceased veteran.

(3) The duly appointed federal fiduciary of the estate of any veteran deemed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Social Security Administration to be incompetent to handle their own finances.

(4) Duly appointed federal fiduciary of the estate of any person who is a bona fide resident of the state of Washington and who is certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Social Security Administration as having money due from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Social Security Administration, the payment of which is dependent upon the appointment of a fiduciary.