MN HF3138

County boards must first investigate whether a deceased person had prepaid funeral arrangements before assuming responsibility for funeral expenses.

County boards shall pay for cremation if the deceased left insufficient means and no spouse or adult next of kin with sufficient ability to procure burial.

County boards shall pay for burial or interment if the spouse or next of kin does not want possession of the ashes.

County boards must respect the deceased's personal preferences and faith tradition practices when providing burial, funeral, or final disposition services at county expense.

County boards may provide cremation when the deceased's wishes and faith tradition practices are unknown and no next of kin can be located.