[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 20, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 20CFR219.59]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart D_Other Evidence Requirements

 

Sec.  219.59  Evidence of responsibility for or payment of burial 

expenses.



    The Board will ask for the following evidence:

    (a) The claimant's signed statement showing--

    (1) That he or she accepted responsibility for the funeral home 

expenses or paid some or all of these expenses or other burial expenses; 

or the name and address of the person who accepted responsibility for or 

paid these expenses;

    (2) Total funeral home expenses and, if necessary, the total of 

other burial expenses; and if someone else paid part of the expenses, 

that person's name, address, and the amount he or she paid;

    (3) The amount of cash or property the applicant expects to receive 

as repayment for any burial expenses he or she paid; and whether anyone 

has applied for any burial allowance from the Veterans Administration or 

other governmental agency for these expenses; and

    (4) If the claimant is an owner or official of a funeral home, a 

signed statement from anyone, other than employee of the home, who 

helped make the burial arrangements showing whether he or she accepted 

responsibility for paying the burial expenses.

    (b) Unless the claimant is an owner or official of a funeral home, a 

signed statement from the owner or official of the funeral home which 

handled the deceased employee's funeral and, if necessary, from those 

who supplied other burial goods or services which shows--

    (1) The name and address of everyone who accepted responsibility for 

or paid any part of the burial expenses; and

    (2) Information which the owner or official of the funeral home and, 

if necessary, any other supplier has about the expenses and payments 

described in paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

3220-0031)