3 Miss. Code. R. 1-06-604 - Payment Amount

1. The Office of the Attorney General will pay up to $1,000 per case. This fee includes the following limits:

a. Medical personnel time to include physician, nurse practitioner, or Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (S.A.N.E.) fee - $350

b. Facility fee to include supplies, equipment and medications for the prevention of STDs, Hepatitis B, pregnancy (ECP), and a three-day supply of HIV prophylaxis - $450

c. Fees for lab tests - $200

2. Expenses for procedures other than those listed in § 601(4) must be justified and submitted in writing, as being necessary and directly related to the medical forensic examination.

3. Payments for admissions, treatment of injuries, medications such as anti-depressants, sedatives or tranquilizers are NOT ELIGIBLE under this policy. See § 602 (6).

4. No payment shall be made which exceeds the amount of money in the Crime Victims Compensation Fund. M.C.A. § 99-41-29.

5. Payment made to the provider by the Office of the Attorney General Victim Compensation Division for the sexual assault medical forensic examination shall be considered by the provider as payment in full.

6. The medical provider may not submit any remaining balance to the victim/claimant or to the Victim Compensation Division after reimbursement for the sexual assault medical forensic examination by a federal or federally financed program, such as Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, or the Veterans Administration or by a state financed program such as Mississippi Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIPS). EXCEPTION: If, for example, the victim has a co-pay or has used all of their allowed paid medical visits with Medicaid, the medical provider may submit those expenses to the Victim Compensation Division.

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3 Miss. Code. R. 1-06-604