31-3412. INDIGENT BURIAL OR CREMATION. It shall be the duty of the board to provide for burial or cremation of any deceased indigent person. The amount paid by the obligated county shall not in any case exceed the established or negotiated rate set by each board. If the coroner, mortician, or other responsible parties are unable to establish next of kin or have a signed waiver of intent to abandon, they may make application to the board. If an application has been made pursuant to this section, a coroner may, prior to approval of such application, authorize a cremation ten (10) days following death. The county shall be free from any liability for said burial or cremation.
History:
[31-3412, added 1992, ch. 83, sec. 3, p. 261; am. 2012, ch. 208, sec. 2, p. 563; am. 2022, ch. 62, sec. 4, p. 195.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW
Chapter 34 - NONMEDICAL INDIGENT ASSISTANCE
Section 31-3401 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Section 31-3402 - CONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCE OF INDIGENT.
Section 31-3403 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 31-3404 - APPLICATION FOR NONMEDICAL INDIGENT ASSISTANCE.
Section 31-3405 - ELIGIBILITY CLASSIFICATIONS — DURATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY.
Section 31-3406 - INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION.
Section 31-3407 - OBLIGATED COUNTY.
Section 31-3408 - ELIGIBILITY.
Section 31-3410 - DECISION OF COUNTY.
Section 31-3411 - NOTICE OF APPEAL.
Section 31-3412 - INDIGENT BURIAL OR CREMATION.
Section 31-3413 - APPROVED CLAIMS.
Section 31-3414 - REPAYMENT BY RECIPIENT.
Section 31-3415 - DIVESTITURE.
Section 31-3416 - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTY.
Section 31-3417 - SEPARABILITY.
Section 31-3418 - CONFIDENTIALITY — PROCEEDINGS AND RECORDS OF INDIGENTS.