§ 5-531. Out-of-home placement and foster care -- Payment of funeral expenses

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   (a) In general. -- A local department may pay reasonable funeral expenses, not exceeding $ 650, for a child who was receiving foster care under this subtitle, if:

   (1) no individual who was legally responsible for the support of the child is able to pay; and

   (2) other resources, including insurance benefits or the child's estate, are insufficient.

(b) Allocation of costs. -- The cost of funeral expenses shall be charged to State funds.

HISTORY: 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 1986, ch. 17.

                    
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