Illinois § 40

§ 40.

Amount of disbursement. (a) The total amount of disbursement for funeral and burial expenses for a child victim shall be no more than $10,000, to be apportioned between the funeral establishment and cemetery authority by those eligible survivors authorized to direct the disposition of remains pursuant to the Disposition of Remains Act. (b) Upon submitting a disbursement request to the Department, and upon the Department's review of such request verifying that a survivor is an eligible survivor, a funeral establishment and cemetery authority shall each receive disbursement from the Department in the amount of the total cost of burial rights and funeral services and merchandise provided, up to the allocation amount. The Department shall process all payment vouchers within 30 days of submission of a complete disbursement request, and shall pay all such vouchers within 30 days of receipt. All disbursement requests that are not paid within 60 days shall thereafter accrue interest at the rate set by the Prompt Payment Act. (c) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the maximum allowable disbursement amount shall be increased each year by an amount equal to any increase in the general inflation, as determined by the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100. (Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22.)