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4800.00.00 BURIAL ASSISTANCE (MED 1) This chapter includes policies and procedures for the following: • Estate of the Deceased (Section 4805) • Maximum Payments for Burial Expenses (Section 4810) • Submission of Burial Claims to DFR (Section 4815) • Consideration of Burial Claims by DFR (Section 4820) • Verification by DFR of Burial Contributions (Section 4825) • Payment for Burial Expenses (Section 4830) • Insurance Settlements (Section 4835). Burial Assistance is available to recipients in the Medicaid Aged, Blind, and Disabled categories (MA A, MA B, MA D, MASI, MADW, or MA R) who die on or after 7-1-99. Burial Assistance is not available to recipients in the Disability Improved (MADI) category. It is 100% state funded. Recipients in any other Medicaid category are not eligible for Burial Assistance. A recipient is eligible for Burial Assistance regardless of where their death occurs or whether the funeral and interment take place in Indiana or elsewhere. An individual who was receiving Medicaid for the Aged, Blind, or Disabled, at the time of death, or who applied for benefits prior to his death and was subsequently determined eligible for one of these categories, is eligible for Burial Assistance.1 Please note: • Beginning July 1, 2023, the outside contribution funeral cap moves from $1,750 to $2,500; the cemetery cap would move from $400 to $1,000. • Beginning July 1, 2024, those caps would move to $2,600 funeral: $1,100 for cemetery. • Beginning July 1, 2025, $2,700 for funeral; $1,200 for cemetery • Beginning July 1, 2026, $2,800 for funeral; $1,300 for cemetery 4805.00.00 ESTATE OF THE DECEASED (MED 1) The estate consists of all assets, including both real and personal property, owned by the deceased recipient. An estate need not be established by formal legal proceedings. However, the value of the estate may be established by FSSA and a determination made of the total amount payable for burial expenses. 4805.05.00 RESOURCES OF THE DECEASED (MED 1)