Section 5-415 - Burial assistance program. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-415. Burial assistance program.
 

(a)  In general.-  

(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)  Eligibility.- 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)  State funds.- Payments provided in accordance with this section shall be charged to State funds. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 62A; 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]