703.01 Conditions for Eligibility SR 94-04, 04/94 (AAM-A)

Do not authorize payment for any portion of expenses for proper disposition of a person’s remains when one of the following occurs:

• The total cost of proper disposition exceeds $1,500.

• The deceased person has a prepaid burial contract, regardless of the amount of the contract. This includes contracts where life insurance is used as payment and the funeral director is the beneficiary.

• The total cost of proper disposition is covered by:

- the deceased’s personal property resources, or

- other burial funds.

• The total cost of proper disposition is covered by contributions or death benefits. Organizations that offer death benefits include the:

- Social Security Administration (SSA),

- Veteran’s Administration (VA), and

- Railroad Retirement Board (RRB).