Section 117.50  Funerals and Burials

a)         Funeral and burial services shall be provided, in accordance with Section 117.53, to eligible deceased individuals under either of the following categories:

1)         Individuals receiving benefits at the time of death, or who would have qualified at the time of death under any of the following programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (89 Ill. Adm. Code 112); Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled Cash Assistance (AABD Cash) (89 Ill. Adm. Code 113); Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) (89 Ill. Adm. Code 120); Medical Assistance (Medicaid) (89 Ill. Adm. Code 120); Family Assist (89 Ill. Adm. Code 120): Moms and Babies (89 Ill. Adm. Code 120); Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities (HBWD) (89 Ill. Adm. Code 120); Foster Care (89 Ill. Adm. Code 120); or Adoption Care (89 Ill. Adm. Code 120).

2)         Child victims eligible under the Murdered Children Funeral and Burial Assistance Act [305 ILCS 80/1].  As defined in Section 10 of the Murdered Children Funeral Assistance and Burial Act, a person under 17 years of age, killed in Illinois, by a firearm as a result of one of the following:

A)        first degree murder;

B)        second degree murder;

C)        voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child;

D)        involuntary manslaughter; or

E)        involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child.

b)         Payment for Funeral and Funeral Expenses for those eligible under Section 117.50(a)(1)

1)         The maximum allowable amount which the Department may pay for funeral expenses of an eligible decedent is $1,370.

2)         The maximum allowable amount which the Department will pay for burial (including cremation) expenses of an eligible decedent is $686 for burial (including cremation) expenses.

3)         When there is no hospital facility for disposal of amputated limbs by cremation or if burial is desired by the recipient, an allowance of $15 for burial of amputated limbs will be paid to a funeral director.

4)         No additional payment shall be made for burial of amputated limbs with the remainder of the body.

5)         The maximum allowable amount which the Department will pay for an anatomical gift case is $142 for the funeral home services and $50 for a memorial service held in the funeral home. In an anatomical gift case, the body has been donated for scientific study.

c)         Payment for Funeral and Funeral Expenses for those eligible under Section 117.50(a)(2)

1)         The maximum allowable amount which the Department will pay for funeral and burial expenses of a child victim is $10,000.

2)         The maximum allowable amounts shall be adjusted each July 1, according to the CPI-U.  The current amount can be found: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=166841

(Source:  Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 176, effective December 19, 2025)