Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 1911-A. Payment

(a) Funeral expenses.--The county shall make a payment in the amount authorized or required under section 1909-A or 1910-A for each deceased serviceperson or spouse of a deceased serviceperson in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision, to be paid out of the funds of the county, and payments shall be made payable to the applicant or applicants if the application shows that the funeral expenses have been paid. Otherwise, payments shall be made to the funeral director performing the services, with notice to the applicant.

(b) Personal representative.--Application for contributions shall be made by the personal representative of a deceased serviceperson or a deceased serviceperson's spouse. If no qualified personal representative is available, the application then may be made by the next-of-kin, an individual or a veterans' organization, who or which assumes responsibility for the cost of burial. The facts contained in the application shall be sustained by affidavit. A person who knowingly files an application under this section which is false in any material manner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor in accordance with 18 Pa.C.S. § 4903 (relating to false swearing).

(c) Application.--The application shall be on forms prescribed by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and shall verify whether the funeral expenses have been paid. The application shall be attached to a certified copy of the death certificate and an affidavit prepared by the funeral director who had charge of the interment, which certifies that the funeral director did render the service.