Available Benefits
- Loss of earnings or support
- Certain funeral expenses
- Responsible medical, drug, counseling, and rehabilitation expenses
- Child care for a gainfully employed victim or spouse (but not both), or the surviving spouse of a deceased victim
Compensation Limits
- Total recovery not to exceed $25,000
- Loss of wages up to $200 a week
- Child care limited to $50 per week per minor child and may not exceed $125 a week for three or more children
- A claimant may be required to reimburse the compensation fund if the victim receives restitution from the offender or is awarded money in a civil suit.
Other Benefit Sources
There are no payments for losses covered by other sources, including but not limited to:
- Health insurance
- Sick leave paid by an employer
- Disability insurance
- Worker's compensation
- Social Security