New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM
Subchapter 8 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF FUNERAL AND BURIAL EXPENSES
Section 10:90-8.5 - Authorization of payment
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Funeral services and cemetery costs shall be separated and paid separately. Funeral directors shall complete and submit Form WFNJ-11M, Affidavit and Petition for Payment Mortuary, to the county or municipal agency to receive payment. Cemetery representatives shall complete and submit Form WFNJ-11C, Affidavit and Petition for Payment Cemetery, to the county or municipal agency to receive payment. The total maximum allowances for a decedent is the sum of the applicable funeral allowance and cemetery allowance pursuant to (a)1, 2, 3, and 4 below.
(b) The payment to be made shall not exceed the maximum allowable rate for funerals and cemetery costs, as delineated at (a) above. The value of any prepaid funeral contract on record shall reduce, dollar for dollar, the funeral and burial allowance. Contributions from next of kin and interested parties up to $ 785.00 for a stillborn to six days old, $ 1,178 for one week through 23 months old, and $ 1,570 for two years old to adult shall be excluded. Amounts exceeding those listed shall be counted in determining the amount to be paid by the agency. The contributor shall designate the contribution, up to the maximum allowed, as the contributor allocates, either to defray the funeral expenses or cemetery costs.
(c) Payment for funeral and cemetery claims shall be made first from any funds received by or designated for the county or municipal agency pursuant to these regulations from or on behalf of the decedent and secondly, if necessary, from assistance funds.