1Amend Bill, page 1, line 2, by inserting after "for"

2 payments to family and funeral directors, for

3Amend Bill, page 1, line 7, by inserting after "Sections "

43101(b) and (c),

5Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 8 and 9

6§ 3101. Payments to family and funeral directors.

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8(b) Deposit account.--Any bank, savings association, savings
9and loan association, building and loan association, credit
10union or other savings organization, at any time after the death
11of a depositor, member or certificate holder, [may] shall pay
12the amount on deposit or represented by the certificate, when
13the total standing to the credit of the decedent in that
14institution does not exceed [$3,500] $10,000, to the spouse, any
15child, the father or mother or any sister or brother (preference
16being given in the order named) of the deceased depositor,
17member or certificate holder, provided that a receipted funeral
18bill or an affidavit, executed by a licensed funeral director
19which sets forth that satisfactory arrangements for payment of
20funeral services have been made, is presented. Any bank,
21association, union or other savings organization making such a
22payment shall be released to the same extent as if payment had
23been made to a duly appointed personal representative of the
24decedent and it shall not be required to see to the application
25thereof. Any person to whom payment is made shall be answerable
26therefor to anyone prejudiced by an improper distribution.

27(c) Patient's care account.--When the decedent was a
28qualified recipient of medical assistance from the Department of
29Public Welfare, the facility in which he was a patient may make
30payment of funds, if any, remaining in the patient's care
31account, for the decedent's burial expenses to a licensed
32funeral director in an amount not exceeding [$3,500] $10,000
33whether or not a personal representative has been appointed.
34After the payment of decedent's burial expenses, the facility
35may pay the balance of decedent's patient's care account, as
36long as the payments including the payment for burial expenses

1does not exceed [$4,000] $10,000, to the spouse, any child, the
2father or mother or any sister or brother (preference being
3given in the order named) of the deceased patient. Any facility
4making such a payment shall be released to the same extent as if
5payment had been made to a duly appointed personal
6representative of the decedent and it shall not be required to
7see to the application thereof. Any licensed funeral director or
8other person to whom payment is made shall be answerable
9therefor to anyone prejudiced by an improper distribution.

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11Amend Bill, page 3, line 11, by inserting after "§§ "

123101(b) and (c),