(a) With respect to the provision of burial rights and funeral and burial services and merchandise within the applicable scope of practice, a funeral establishment or cemetery authority is entitled to a disbursement under this Act if within one year of the occurrence of the crime upon which a disbursement request is made, the funeral establishment or cemetery authority submits the request to the Department on a form prescribed in accordance with Section 30 as furnished by the Department.
     (b) The Department may accept a request presented after the period provided in subsection (a) if it determines that the funeral establishment or cemetery authority had a good cause for a delay.