Page 293
Page 60 of 202 § 10:90-8.5 Authorization of payment
4. If the eligible decedent has chosen to donate their body for medical education and research, then payments may be authorized for transportation costs which shall not exceed the total maximum allowances, as listed at (a)1 and 2 above. (b) The payment to be made shall not exceed the maximum allowable rate for funerals and cemetery costs, as delineated at (a) above. The value of any prepaid funeral contract on record shall reduce, dollar for dollar, the funeral and burial allowance. Contributions from next of kin and interested parties up to $ 785.00 for a stillborn to six days old, $ 1,178 for one week through 23 months old, and $ 1,570 for two years old to adult shall be excluded. Amounts exceeding those listed shall be counted in determining the amount to be paid by the agency. The contributor shall designate the contribution, up to the maximum allowed, as the contributor allocates, either to defray the funeral expenses or cemetery costs. 1. After a funeral and cemetery claim is determined eligible for payment based on N.J.A.C. 10:90-8.2(a), the county and municipal agency shall forward a list of the decedent's assets, and resources as identified in N.J.A.C. 10:90-8.4(c), to DFD who will be responsible for pursuing reimbursement from those assets and resources. (c) Payment for funeral and cemetery claims shall be made first from any funds received by or designated for the county or municipal agency pursuant to these regulations from or on behalf of the decedent and secondly, if necessary, from assistance funds. History
HISTORY: Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective January 20, 1998. See: 29 N.J.R. 3971(b), 30 N.J.R. 389(a). Amended by R.2003 d.226, effective June 16, 2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 2713(a), 35 N.J.R. 2670(a). In (a), rewrote the introductory paragraph; in (b), added the last sentence in the introductory paragraph and added 1; added (d). Administrative correction. See: 35 N.J.R. 5420(a). Amended by R.2004 d.292, effective August 2, 2004. See: 36 N.J.R. 1695(a), 36 N.J.R. 3545(a). In (a), added the first sentence, substituted "Crematory charges" for "Cremation" at the beginning of the sixth sentence and "cemetery" for "burial" before "allowance" in the sixth sentence. Amended by R.2007 d.302, effective October 1, 2007. See: 39 N.J.R. 2183(a), 39 N.J.R. 4126(a).