Documents
Instructions
Updated: 12/2009
Purpose
To request information about an applicant/recipient's burial resources.
Procedure
When to Prepare
The worker sends Form H1238-A to funeral homes or insurance companies to get pertinent information about burial resources.
Number of Copies
The worker completes an original, typed or legibly handwritten. He records the date he sent the form on Form H0007-A, Financial Services Activity Record, or prepares a copy of Form H1238-A for the case record. (Follow regional instructions.)
Transmittal
The worker sends the original to the appropriate funeral home or insurance company and keeps the duplicate (if any) in the case record. Attach Form H0003, Authorization to Furnish Information, (signed by the applicant, recipient or responsible person) to the original.
Form Retention
If a copy is made for the case record, keep the copy for three years.
Detailed Instructions
To — Enter the name and address of the funeral home or insurance company
From — Enter the worker's name and local office mailing address.
Applicant/Recipient Information — Enter the name of the applicant or recipient, the contract or insurance policy number(s), if known, and any pertinent comments.
The worker signs the form and enters the date and his telephone number. A funeral home or insurance company representative completes the other items on the form.