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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 20

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 43 Chapter 20 Emergency and Special Assistance Programs

The Funeral Home Director may develop resources from many different sources. Whenever the Funeral Home Director develops an amount of resources that exceeds the exempted resource amount of $1,200, the DOHS will deduct this amount from the burial rate. When the Funeral Home Director receives resources, which exceed the exempted resource amount after payment is received from the DOHS, the DOHS must be reimbursed by the Funeral Home Director. Development of Resources Example 1: The Funeral Home Director receives payment of resources on a burial for $500. $500 Resources - $1,200 Exempted resource amount $0 Excess $1,000 Burial rate - $0 Excess $1,000 Amount of payment received by the Funeral Home Director from the DOHS $500 Resources +$1,000 Burial payment $1,500 Maximum allowable payment (total payment received by the Funeral Home Director) In this example, the Funeral Home Director is entitled to receive $700 in additional resource before the maximum allowable payment of $2,200 is reached. Assume further that the Funeral Home Director receives $800 in additional resources after the burial payment from the DOHS was received. The Funeral Home Director must reimburse the DOHS $100 because the maximum allowable payment was exceeded by $100. 20.3.5.A Types of Resources It is the responsibility of the person who made the burial arrangements and the Funeral Home Director to apply for and develop the following potential resources which may be available to meet burial expenses: • Statutory Death Benefit Plans o Social Security Administration o Veterans Affairs (VA) o Workers’ Compensation