Obsoleted by Field Ops Memo 2010-54

Overview
The FY ’11 State budget authorizes changes to the Department’s administration of Funeral and Burial payments, one of which is a change in terminology to Funeral and Final Disposition payments. Effective July 1, 2010:

• the maximum allowable cost of $1500 for a funeral and final disposition has been lifted; and 
• cremation is an allowable expense for funeral and final disposition payments. No signature from the next of kin verifying cremation as a preference is required.

This Field Operations Memo advises TAO staff how to process funeral and final disposition expenses under these new guidelines. Revised regulations will be issued in the near future regarding changes to the Funeral and Final Disposition Expenses.

Obsolete Memo
This memo obsoletes Field Operations Memo 2004-14.