Funeral Director Assistant Set #7
Questions and Answers 2024
1. Whenever a cemetery lot has been purchased or required for a recipient of assistance either before or
after death and such cemetery lot was not purchased or acquired with public funds. What happens?: The cost
of such cemetery lot shall not be deducted from the funeral expenses
2. The secretary, on the death of a recipient of assistance, if the estate of the deceased or other available
resources are insufficient to pay the decedents funeral and burial expenses. What happens?: They may pay funeral
and ceme- tery expenses in amounts, which shall not be more than the maximum amount fixed for such purposes by
rules and regulations adopted by the secretary
3. Funeral expenses that may be provided upon death of a recipient from the state would be what kind of
expenses?: The preparation of the body
A minimal casket or urn
The transportation of the body with in Kansas A cremation
4. When does the application for state assistance with funeral expenses need to be applied?: Each request with
funeral expenses shall be made within six months after either the date of death, or the date on which the body is released
by a County corner, which ever is later
5. What are the stipulations that the estate will be fully available to the dece- dent through state assistance?: If he
decedent at the time of death was not living with a child of the decedent, who is under the age of 21 the spouse of the
receipt, it or an adult, disabled child of the decedent, the total estate of the decedent shall be considered available
6. If he decedent at the time of death was not living with a child of the decedent, who is under the age of 21 the
spouse of the receipt, it or an adult, disabled child of the decedent, the total estate of the decedent shall be
considered available. When is this provision not available or in which situation is?: Not applicable and situation in
which they were separate living arrangements because of the need for institutional care. The estate shall not be allowed
any exceptions.
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, Funeral Director Assistant Set #7
Questions and Answers 2024
7. What is the eligibility for assistance based on?: Based on the assets owned by the family group at the time of the
decedents death
At the time of death, the decedent was living with a child of the decedent, who is under the age of 21 the spouse of the
decedent, or an adult, disabled child of the decedent, or the decedent was a child under the age of 21 Living with a
parent of the decedent
Or there were living arrangements, separate from one of the persons specified because of the need for institutional care
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Questions and Answers 2024
1. Whenever a cemetery lot has been purchased or required for a recipient of assistance either before or
after death and such cemetery lot was not purchased or acquired with public funds. What happens?: The cost
of such cemetery lot shall not be deducted from the funeral expenses
2. The secretary, on the death of a recipient of assistance, if the estate of the deceased or other available
resources are insufficient to pay the decedents funeral and burial expenses. What happens?: They may pay funeral
and ceme- tery expenses in amounts, which shall not be more than the maximum amount fixed for such purposes by
rules and regulations adopted by the secretary
3. Funeral expenses that may be provided upon death of a recipient from the state would be what kind of
expenses?: The preparation of the body
A minimal casket or urn
The transportation of the body with in Kansas A cremation
4. When does the application for state assistance with funeral expenses need to be applied?: Each request with
funeral expenses shall be made within six months after either the date of death, or the date on which the body is released
by a County corner, which ever is later
5. What are the stipulations that the estate will be fully available to the dece- dent through state assistance?: If he
decedent at the time of death was not living with a child of the decedent, who is under the age of 21 the spouse of the
receipt, it or an adult, disabled child of the decedent, the total estate of the decedent shall be considered available
6. If he decedent at the time of death was not living with a child of the decedent, who is under the age of 21 the
spouse of the receipt, it or an adult, disabled child of the decedent, the total estate of the decedent shall be
considered available. When is this provision not available or in which situation is?: Not applicable and situation in
which they were separate living arrangements because of the need for institutional care. The estate shall not be allowed
any exceptions.
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, Funeral Director Assistant Set #7
Questions and Answers 2024
7. What is the eligibility for assistance based on?: Based on the assets owned by the family group at the time of the
decedents death
At the time of death, the decedent was living with a child of the decedent, who is under the age of 21 the spouse of the
decedent, or an adult, disabled child of the decedent, or the decedent was a child under the age of 21 Living with a
parent of the decedent
Or there were living arrangements, separate from one of the persons specified because of the need for institutional care
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