S.D. Admin. R. 67:55:04:17

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 67:55:04:17 - Funeral and burial expenses

Payment for basic funeral and burial expenses may not exceed $8,000. Basic funeral and burial expenses include the following services:

(1) The transportation of the body to the funeral home;

(2) The professional care of the remains, including embalming, cremation, cosmetology, minor restorative work, and dressing and casketing of the remains;

(3) The use of facilities for a funeral service;

(4) The cemetery plot;

(5) The casket;

(6) A public notice of the death and the time and place of funeral service;

(7) Opening and closing the grave;

(8) A grave liner;

(9) The transportation of the body and casket by a funeral coach to the cemetery;

(10) Certified copies of the death certificate;

(11) Miscellaneous expenses including clothing for the deceased; fees or gifts for the clergy, soloist, or organist; flowers; food and nonalcoholic beverages; memorial brochures; guest books; acknowledgement cards; give-away items; and if a one-year memorial service is held, the expenses resulting from such service; and

(12) A headstone or grave marker.

Reimbursement is not allowed for alcohol or tobacco or for the transportation, lodging costs, or lost wages or income of family members.

Reimbursement is not allowed if the victim died as a result of a preexisting medical condition and not as a direct result of the physical injuries from the crime.

An itemized receipt is required for reimbursement under this section. No reimbursement is allowed for items described as "general grocery."

S.D. Admin. R. 67:55:04:17

30 SDR 116, effective 2/4/2004; 36 SDR 51, effective 10/12/2009.

General Authority: SDCL 23A-28B-33.

Law Implemented: SDCL 23A-28B-19, 23A-28B-40.