(a) Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the State shall pay the funeral and burial expenses of an indigent inmate who dies while in the custody of a State correctional facility. (b) The State shall pay the same amount for the funeral and burial expenses of an indigent inmate as the Department of Human Services pays under § 5–415 of the Human Services Article. (c) To be eligible to receive the benefit under this section, the family of an indigent inmate must be known or registered with the Department of Human Services. (d) If the body of an indigent inmate is not claimed within 48 hours after death, the State Anatomy Board shall take control of the body for final disposition in accordance with § 5–406 of the Health – General Article. (e) The Commissioner of Correction, the Commissioner of Pretrial Detention and Services, and the Director of the Patuxent Institution shall adopt regulations establishing procedures to carry out this section.
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