Section 117.51  Funeral and Burial Services

a)         Services provided for individuals eligible under Section 117.50(a)(1) are as follows:

1)         Complete preparation and preservation of the body,

2)         Casket,

3)         Outside box,

4)         Customary local transportation of the body,

5)         Use of funeral home and of all customary facilities,

6)         Arrangements for religious services, if requested,

7)         Appropriate dress, suit, or shroud, if necessary,

8)         Grave services, if customarily provided, and

9)         Additional services shall be approved in the following situations:

A)        Based on documentation (e.g., copy of the decedent's death certificate, coroner's report, physician's report, or fire report) provided by the funeral home that circumstances of the decedent's death demand special burial requirements.

B)        An oversize casket is required.  Prior approval is required for additional payment for an oversize casket.  A request for payment for an oversize casket will be granted only if the funeral home establishes and documents (e.g., copy of the decedent's death certificate, coroner's report, physician's report, or fire report) the need for oversize casket.

C)        Transportation outside a twenty mile radius is allowed at a rate of fifty cents per additional mile as follows:

i)          for out of state burials to a maximum of $50;

ii)         for intrastate burials, the cost of excess transportation combined with actual cemetery charges cannot exceed the maximum burial allowance;

iii)        for anatomical gift cases, fifty cents per additional mile will be allowed; and

iv)        no additional transportation charges are allowed for cremation cases.

b)         Services provided for individuals eligible under Section 117.50(a)(2) include, but are not limited to, the following:

1)         Transportation of deceased human remains to a funeral establishment,

2)         The preparation of deceased human remains for burial, including cleaning, disinfecting, and embalming,

3)         The preparation, direction, and supervision of the burial, cremation, or other disposition of deceased human remains, including, but not limited to, the furnishing of:

A)        casket,

B)        vault,

C)        mausoleum,

D)        columbarium, and

E)        urn,

4)         The administration of the funeral arrangements, including:

A)        Printed materials,

B)        Transportation of the deceased human remains to the burial site,

C)        Furnishing of necessary facilities and equipment, and

5)         Any other service related to the carrying out of funeral or burial service that the Department may allow, up to the total allowable amount of disbursement under Section 40 of the Murdered Children Funeral and Burial Assistance Act.

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