How much can you pay for burial expenses for DOI prior to 1/1/91?

• A. $5k
• B. $2k
• C. Same as TTD
• D. $10k

Answer: (C)

The amount payable for burial expenses for a date of injury prior to 1/1/1991 is tied to the wage-replacement benefit rather than set as a fixed dollar figure. Under those pre-1991 rules, the burial expense payment could not exceed the amount that would have been paid as temporary total disability. In other words, the burial reimbursement is the same as the TTD amount (the weekly indemnity rate, which is two-thirds of the employee’s average weekly wage, within the applicable maximum). That’s why the correct choice is that burial expenses are the same as TTD. The fixed-dollar options do not apply to pre-1991 rules, which is why they aren’t correct for this scenario.