[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 25CFR15.106]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 15--PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B--Starting the Probate Process
 
Sec. 15.106  Can I get emergency assistance for funeral services from the decedent's IIM account?

    (a) If you are responsible for making the funeral arrangements on 
behalf of the family of a decedent who had an IIM account and you have 
an immediate need to pay for funeral arrangements prior to burial, you 
may make a request to the BIA for up to $1,000 from the decedent's IIM 
account if the decedent's IIM account has more than $2,500 in the 
account at the date of death.
    (b) You must apply for this assistance and submit to the BIA an 
original itemized estimate of the cost of the service to be rendered and 
the identification of the service provider.
    (c) We may approve reasonable costs up to $1,000 that are necessary 
for the burial services, taking into consideration the total amount in 
the account, the number of probable heirs or beneficiaries of whom we 
are aware, the amount of any claims against the account of which we are 
aware, and any other relevant factor.
    (d) We will make payments directly to the providers of the services.