(305 ILCS 5/6-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-6)
Sec. 6-6.
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 or the United States Veterans Administration,
are available for such purposes, there shall be paid, in accordance with
the standards, rules and regulations of the Illinois Department, such
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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