Indiana § 12-14-17-4 Funeral expenses payment; contributions excluded in determining
amount

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-14-17-4 — Funeral expenses payment; contributions excluded in determining amount

Indiana § 12-14-17-4

Art. 14FAMILY ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Ch. 17Supplemental Assistance; Funeral and Cemetery

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Ind. Code § 12-14-17-4 (2026).

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The division:

(1)may not consider a combined total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) that is contributed by:

(A)friends;

(B)relatives; and

(C)the resources of the deceased; and

(2)may consider any amount that exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) contributed by:

(A)friends;

(B)relatives; and

(C)the resources of the deceased; when determining the amount to be paid to the funeral director for expenses under this chapter. However, the resources of the deceased may not be used if the deceased has prepaid funeral expenses that were excluded as a resource for Medicaid eligibility under IC 12-15-2. The division shall raise the dollar amounts in subdivisions (1) and (2) by one hundred dollars ($100) each year for three (3) years beginning on July 1, 2024. [Pre-1992

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The division:
(1) may not consider a combined total of two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500) that is contributed by:
(A) friends;
(B) relatives; and
(C) the resources of the deceased; and
(2) may consider any amount that exceeds two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500) contributed by:
(A) friends;
(B) relatives; and
(C) the resources of the deceased;
when determining the amount to be paid to the funeral director for
expenses under this chapter. However, the resources of the deceased
may not be used if the deceased has prepaid funeral expenses that were
excluded as a resource for Medicaid eligibility under IC 12-15-2. The
division shall raise the dollar amounts in subdivisions (1) and (2) by
one hundred dollars ($100) each year for three (3) years beginning on
July 1, 2024.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 12-1-5-11 part; 12-1-6-11
part; 12-1-7.1-13 part.]