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��4t� xkro <br />z \Gy <br />Administrative Policy Manual) SECTION: Miscellaneous I NUMBER: 908.1 <br />* * SUBJECT: Indian River County Indigent Cremation <br />D. Claiming a Body: Nothing in this policy or in the procedures promulgated <br />hereunder shall prevent relatives or others from taking responsibility for a body at <br />any time. <br />E. Veteran of Armed Forces: The County shall determine if the deceased is eligible <br />for burial in a national cemetery by contacting the County Veterans Services <br />office or the Regional Office of the U.S. Office of Veteran Affairs and if found <br />eligible, the County shall make arrangements for such burial services in <br />accordance with the provisions of 38 C.F.R. <br />F. Disinterment: Relatives requesting disinterment for a burial authorized by Indian <br />River County will pay all fees to cover all costs associated with said removal. <br />G. Verification of Requests for Services: Upon receipt of a request for assistance <br />with indigent cremation expenses, the Human ServicesDivision shall investigate <br />the request and verify the information accompanying the request. An investigation <br />of the request for payment may involve assessment of, but not limited to, the <br />following: <br />a. A completed Cremation Intake Form. ; <br />b. Past employers <br />c. Past landlords 1% <br />d. Schools <br />e. Department of Health and Human Services <br />f. Department of Veteran Affairs <br />g. Social Security Administration <br />h. As <br />" ft' aki 'tutions <br />M <br />,}. g s <br />k. In a companies <br />1. Friends or acquaintances of the deceased <br />IMM <br />A request for assistance may be initiated by a relative, other individual, an <br />undertaker, a nursing home or boarding home, a hospital, an institution, or a local law <br />enforcement agency. <br />H. Indigent Person: A person whose family income does not exceed 100 percent of the <br />current federal poverty guidelines prescribed for the family's household size by the <br />United States Department of Health and Human Services. <br />I. Eligibility: A resident or non-resident, declared to be indigent, is eligible for an <br />indigent cremation in the event of death in Indian River County. The Human Services <br />Division shall request that all hospitals and nursing homes operating in Indian River <br />County identify non -county residents admitted to the institution, and in the event of <br />death of the non -county resident, notify the Human Services Division. The Human <br />86 <br />