(305 ILCS 5/3-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 3-8)
Sec. 3-8.
Funeral and burial.
If the estate of a deceased recipient is insufficient to pay for funeral
and burial expenses, and if no other resources, including assistance from
legally responsible relatives, are available for such purposes, there shall
be paid, in accordance with the standards, rules and regulations of the
Illinois Department, such reasonable amounts as may be necessary to meet
costs of the funeral, burial space, and cemetery charges, or to reimburse
any person not financially responsible for the deceased who has voluntarily
made expenditures for such costs.
(Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)
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