R270-1-3. Funeral and Burial Award

  (1) Pursuant to Subsection 63M-7-511(4)(f), total award for funeral and burial expenses is $7,000 for any reasonable and necessary charges incurred directly relating to the funeral and burial of a victim. This amount includes transportation of the deceased. Allowable expenses in this category may include the emergency acquisition of a burial plot for victims who did not previously possess or have available to them a plot for burial.

  (2) Transportation of secondary victims to attend a funeral and burial service shall be considered as an allowable expense in addition to the $7,000.

  (3) Loss of earnings for secondary victims to attend a funeral and burial service shall be allowed as follows:

  (a) Three days in-state

  (b) Five days out-of-state

  (4) When a victim dies leaving no identifying information, claims made by a provider cannot be considered.