3 Miss. Code. R. 1-03-300 - Eligible Expenses

1. All eligible expenses shall be verified and substantiated by supporting documentation.

2. Eligible expenses:

a. Medical - reasonable charges incurred for reasonably needed and medically necessary products, services and accommodations, including, but not limited to, medical care, rehabilitation, rehabilitative occupational training, and other remedial treatment and care.

b. Mental Health Services - reasonable charges incurred for reasonably needed mental health counseling and care for the victim/claimant and the victim's/claimant's family members.

c. Medical/Mental Health Counseling (MHC) Transportation costs - reasonable non-emergency transportation services for (1) victim to attend doctor appointments and/or mental health counseling sessions; and (2) claimant and/or victims family member(s) to attend appointments for mental health counseling and care.

d. Funeral - reasonable charges incurred for usual and customary expenses related to funeral, cremation or burial services and products.

e. Funeral Transportation Costs - reasonable charges for claimant(s) to make arrangements and/or attend services.

f. Lost Wages victims or claimants lost wages for work missed during the victims recovery of crime related injuries; victims or claimants lost wages for work missed to attend criminal proceedings; and claimants lost wages to make funeral arrangements and/or attend services.

g. Loss of Support - economic loss of a dependent of a deceased victim.

h. Temporary Housing - reasonable costs for temporary housing for domestic violence victims in imminent danger.

i. Relocation Assistance - reasonable relocation costs for domestic violence victims in imminent danger.

j. Crime Scene Cleanup - reasonable and necessary cost of cleaning the crime scene after a homicide or assault.

k. Court Related Transportation - reasonable charges for attendance at criminal proceedings.

l. Repair and/or Replacement Costs - reasonable costs for victim/claimant to repair and/or replace exterior broken windows, doors, locks or other security devices of a residential dwelling damaged and/or destroyed during a violent crime.

m. Execution Travel - Reasonable and necessary costs for a claimant(s) to travel to and from a place of execution.

n. Tuition Loss Tuition reimbursement for a victim/claimant enrolled as a student at a school, college or university who, due to the victims death or disability caused by a violent crime was unable to complete the semester or term.

3. Crime Scene Cleanup, Court Related Transportation, Repair and/or Replacement Costs and Execution Travel will be considered for claims previously approved with crimes occurring prior to July 1, 2007. A former grant was the payment source for these benefits. This grant was managed by the Victim Compensation Division; however, the grant is no longer available.

4. Other crime related costs may be considered. See § 313.

5. Compensation may not exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in the aggregate. Additional limits apply; see below § 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312 and 313.

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3 Miss. Code. R. 1-03-300