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4810.05.05.15 CONTRIBUTIONS/RESOURCES OF $2,500 OR LESS (MED 1) If all contributions plus the resources of the deceased total $2,500 or less, the funeral director's payment will be $1,200 or the amount of their unpaid expenses, whichever is less. Example 1: Resources = $2,500 Funeral Expenses = $3,200 - $2,500 = $700 still owed $2,500 - $2,500 (exclusion) = $0 Payment to Funeral Director = $700 (Unpaid balance of expenses.) Example 2: Contributions = $1,500 Funeral Expenses = $2,700 $1,500 - $2,500 (exclusion) = $0 Payment to Funeral Director = $1,200 (maximum) 4810.10.00 PAYMENT FOR CEMETERY EXPENSES (MED 1) Cemetery expenses include all expenses connected with the interment of the body or remains in a cemetery, such as: • To cover provision of burial rights if necessary • Opening and closing a burial plot and provision of an outer container. • Service required by the cemetery authorities.5 Cremated remains must be buried in a cemetery to receive payment for burial expense. A cremation vault on its own will not be considered a cemetery expense. A signed burial transit permit must accompany all cemetery expense claims. A monument or headstone is not considered a cemetery expense. If there are no other resources, payment not to exceed $800 shall be paid to meet the cemetery expenses.6 4810.10.05 COMPUTATION OF CEMETERY PAYMENT (MED 1)

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4810.05.05.15 CONTRIBUTIONS/RESOURCES OF $2,500 OR LESS (MED 1) If all contributions plus the resources of the deceased total $2,500 or less, the funeral director's payment will be $1,200 or the amount of their unpaid expenses, whichever is less. Example 1: Resources = $2,500 Funeral Expenses = $3,200 - $2,500 = $700 still owed $2,500 - $2,500 (exclusion) = $0 Payment to Funeral Director = $700 (Unpaid balance of expenses.) Example 2: Contributions = $1,500 Funeral Expenses = $2,700 $1,500 - $2,500 (exclusion) = $0 Payment to Funeral Director = $1,200 (maximum) 4810.10.00 PAYMENT FOR CEMETERY EXPENSES (MED 1) Cemetery expenses include all expenses connected with the interment of the body or remains in a cemetery, such as: • To cover provision of burial rights if necessary • Opening and closing a burial plot and provision of an outer container. • Service required by the cemetery authorities.5 Cremated remains must be buried in a cemetery to receive payment for burial expense. A cremation vault on its own will not be considered a cemetery expense. A signed burial transit permit must accompany all cemetery expense claims. A monument or headstone is not considered a cemetery expense. If there are no other resources, payment not to exceed $800 shall be paid to meet the cemetery expenses.6 4810.10.05 COMPUTATION OF CEMETERY PAYMENT (MED 1)