Home | Sitemap Search: Departments Boards & Committees Contact Us News Calendar COVID-19 Resources Indigent Burial You are here: Home» Indigent Burial THE TORRANCE COUNTY FINANCE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERS THE UNCLAIMED/INDIGENT CREMATION PROGRAM FOR DECEASED PERSONS WHO HAVE PASSED AND ARE TORRANCE COUNTY RESIDENTS, AS DIRECTED BY STATE LAW. Mission: It is our mission to provide a deserved, lawful, proper and dignified manner of disposition for those decedent residents who are indigent or go unclaimed upon death, and to handle every case accurately and lawfully with the utmost attention. 2020 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24 - Health and Safety Article 13 - Burial of Indigents Section 24-13-3 - Expenses for burial or cremation. Universal Citation: NM Stat § 24-13-3 (2020) If the unclaimed decedent had known assets or property of sufficient value to defray the expenses of cremation or burial, invoices for the expenses shall be forwarded to such person or official authorized by law to be appointed administrator of the estate of the decedent, and such person or official shall pay the expenses out of the decedent's estate. To the extent that the deceased person is indigent, the burial or cremation expenses shall be borne by the county of residence of the deceased person. If the county of residence of the deceased person is not known, the burial or cremation expenses shall be borne by the county in which the body was found. The burial or cremation expenses may be paid by the county out of the general fund or the county indigent hospital claims fund [county health care assistance fund] in an amount up to six hundred dollars ($600) for the burial or cremation of any adult or minor. Quicklinks: Indigent Burial Application Please Note: According to New Mexico State Statutes, we must process the applications in the order they are received, but if any of the required information is not completed, it could delay the processing of your claim. This program does not assist with funeral expenses, viewing at the funeral home or any other service at the funeral home or place of worship, neither before nor after cremation Torrance County Finance Department PO BOX 48 205 S Ninth Street Estancia New Mexico, 87016 Monday - Thursday 7:30am to 5:30pm MST ______________________________________________________ Contact Phone: (505) 544-4721 Fax: (505) 384-5294 ______________________________________________________ Joanna Romero Asst. Finance Director Indigent Health Care Program Administrator 505-544-4721 jromero@tcnm.us General Information Employment Opportunities Procurement Road Maintenance Request Form Sign Request Form Programs & Services Domestic Violence Program Memorial Page Staff Email Login ©2021 Torrance County, New Mexico all rights reserved | Website Design and Development by Lobo Internet Services