Section 5-415 - Burial assistance program(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.(c) Payments provided in accordance with this section shall be charged to State funds.