§ 5-415
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§5–415.
(1)A local department may pay the reasonable funeral expenses of a decedent who was a:
(i)recipient of public assistance, including temporary cash assistance or public assistance to adults; or
(ii)State resident receiving Supplemental Security Income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
(2)The funeral expenses paid by the local department may not exceed $900.
(b)A local department may not pay funeral expenses under this section unless:
(1)each person legally responsible for the support of the decedent is unable to pay the expenses; and
(2)other resources, including available death benefits of the estate, are insufficient to pay the expenses.
(c)Payments provided in accordance with this section shall be charged to State funds.