Maryland Code, HUMAN SERVICES 5-415

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Decedent: A deceased person.
including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
state: means :

(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2) the District of Columbia. See

(a) (1) A local department may pay the reasonable funeral expenses of a decedent who was a:

(i) recipient of public assistance, including temporary cash assistance or public assistance to adults; or

(ii) State resident receiving Supplemental Security Income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act.

(2) The funeral expenses paid by the local department may not exceed $900.

(b) A local department may not pay funeral expenses under this section unless:

(1) each person legally responsible for the support of the decedent is unable to pay the expenses; and

(2) other resources, including available death benefits of the estate, are insufficient to pay the expenses.