---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 15.301"
title: "25"
number: "15.301"
heading: "May funds for funeral services be paid from the decedent's IIM account?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/15.301"
---

# §15.301. May funds for funeral services be paid from the decedent's IIM account?

- (a) Before the probate case is submitted to OHA, you may request an amount of no more than $5,000 from the decedent's IIM account if:
  - (1) You are responsible for making the funeral arrangements on behalf of the family of a decedent who has an IIM account;
  - (2) You have not received sufficient funds from the decedent's Tribe to pay the entire cost of the funeral arrangements; and
  - (3) **You have an immediate need to pay for funeral arrangements before burial.**
- (b) You must apply for funds under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section and submit to us an original itemized estimate of the cost of the service to be rendered and the identification of the service provider.
- (c) In response to a request submitted under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, we may approve, without the need for an order from OHA, costs of no more than $5,000 from the date of death IIM account balance that are reasonable and necessary for the burial services, taking into consideration:
  - (1) The availability of non-trust funds, including availability of any Tribal contribution; and
  - (2) **Any other relevant factors.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 67278, Nov. 13, 2008, as amended at 86 FR 72082, Dec. 20, 2021]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 44 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 67278, Nov. 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[73 FR 67278, Nov. 13, 2008, as amended at 86 FR 72082, Dec. 20, 2021]