Sec. 07.03.20.02. Application

A. The requirements at application are the same as COMAR 07.03.01.01, .02, .05, and .06.

B. The local department shall process a burial assistance application as soon as possible.

C. The applicant shall obtain verification that:

(1) An eligible person has died; and

(2) There are no other resources to pay for the funeral.

D. The local department and the funeral services vendor shall inform the applicant that assistance for burial assistance is available from the Department of Human Services.

E. The funeral services vendor shall give the applicant at least three choices for funeral arrangements with the following limitations:

(1) The cost of one choice may not exceed $650;

(2) Another choice may not exceed $2,500; and

(3) There shall be at least one choice with a cost between $650 and $2,500.