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Contributions = $1500 Funeral Expenses = $2500

$1500 - $1750 (exclusion) = $0

Payment to Funeral Director = $600 (maximum)

4810.10.00 PAYMENT FOR CEMETERY EXPENSES (C)

Cemetery expenses include all expenses connected with the interment of the body or remains in a cemetery, such as: • purchase of a burial plot; opening and closing the grave; purchase of a cemetery vault; • purchase of a special wooden box or concrete slab when required by cemetery authorities; • the cost of renting a lowering device; and • tent and artificial grass, if required by cemetery authorities.

Cremated remains must be buried in a cemetery in order to receive payment for burial expense. A cremation vault on its own will not be considered a cemetery expense.

A monument or headstone is not considered a cemetery expense.

If there are no other resources, payment not to exceed $400 shall be paid to meet the cemetery expenses. (f4) 4810.10.05 COMPUTATION OF CEMETERY PAYMENT (C)

Relatives and/or friends may contribute as much as they wish toward the cemetery expenses of the deceased recipient. However, all contributions and the resources of the deceased must be considered when determining the amount, if any, of the funeral expenses to be paid.

An amount of $400 in contributions and resources is exempted in the computation of the amount of the payment to the cemetery. (f5) Contributions and payments made from the estate of the deceased recipient in excess of the $800 exclusion are subtracted from the statutory maximum of $400. The balance of the cemetery's unpaid expenses, up to the statutory maximum of $800, will be paid. 4810.10.05.05

CONTRIBUTIONS/RESOURCES OF $400 OR MORE (C)

If all contributions plus the resources of the deceased total $1,200 or more, the cemetery representative's expenses will not be paid. 4810.10.05.10

CONTRIBUTIONS/RESOURCES OF $800 TO $1200 (C)