Section 215-4-4 - Burial Eligibility1. The Director may allow the earth burial in one of the cemeteries of a person, and any eligible dependent of that person, who meets the criteria established by the department by rule and who died while:a. A member or former member of the Maine National Guard; orb. A member or former member of the state military forces, or the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces assigned to a unit within the State of Maine; orc. A contracted member of a Reserve Officer Training Corps of the United States Armed Forces of the State of Maine; ord. A member or former member of the National Guard, state military forces, or the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces assigned outside the State of Maine and who maintained a Maine residence for five years preceding the death of the person or eligible dependent; ore. A contracted Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet of the United States Armed Forces outside the State of Maine and who maintained a Maine residence for five years preceding the death of the person; orf. A member or former member of the National Guard, State Military Forces, or the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces from outside the State of Maine and who was not a Maine resident for five years preceding the death of the person or eligible dependent will be eligible for burial with an Interment Fee as determined in Section 7; org. A contracted Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet of the United States Armed Forces assigned from outside the State of Maine and who was not a Maine resident for five years preceding the death of the person will be eligible for burial with an Interment Fee as determined in Section 7.2. The Director may waive the eligibility requirements of this section when they determine, in their sole discretion, that special and extenuating circumstances exist that may negatively and extraordinarily affect members or former members of the National Guard, State Military Forces, or the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces.