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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Acronyms, Forms, and Glossary

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Acronyms, Forms, and Glossary

Term Definition Chapter (s) Burial Contract An agreement in which a provider of funeral services and burial items agrees to provide burial services or other final arrangements. 5 Burial Funds Burial funds include revocable burial contracts, revocable and irrevocable burial trusts, cash, savings bonds, and any other separately identifiable assets which an individual state are intended for expenses connected with burial, cremation, or other funeral arrangements. 5 Burial Insurance Insurance with terms specifically providing that the proceeds can be used only to pay burial expenses of the insured individual. 5 Burial Rate The maximum allowable payment that the Department of Human Services (DOHS) will make toward the cost of a funeral. 20 Burial Spaces Conventional grave sites, crypts, mausoleums, urns, vaults or other repositories which are customarily and traditionally used for the remains of deceased persons. Burial spaces include the following: • Headstones, markers or plaques • Burial containers for caskets • Arrangements for opening and closing the gravesite • Reasonable maintenance of such spaces. 5 Burial Trust Funds Assets placed in a trust fund for burial expenses. 5 Buy-In The Department of Human Services (DOHS) “buys in,” or pays, the Medicare Part A and/or Part B premium for certain Medicaid clients who are also eligible for Medicare. This procedure is referred to as the buy-in process. 25 Case Composition The case is composed of the institutionalized individual, a spouse living in the community, and any of the individual’s dependents. A Medicaid-eligible spouse receives benefits in his own case, whether he is also institutionalized or not. 24 Cash For the purposes of Chapter 20 (Emergency Assistance), funds or money in the form of currency or any negotiable instrument that is in the possession of the applicant or any 20