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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 912.1, Code 1995, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. "Secondary victim" means the victim's 1 4 spouse, children, parents, and siblings, and any person who 1 5 resides in the victim's household at the time of the crime or 1 6 at the time of the discovery of the crime. Secondary victim 1 7 does not include persons who are the survivors of a victim who 1 8 dies as a result of a crime. 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 912.6, subsection 2, Code 1995, is amended 1 10 to read as follows: 1 11 2. Loss of income from work the victim would have 1 12 performed and for which the victim would have received 1 13 remuneration if the victim had not been injured not to exceed 1 14twosix thousand dollars. 1 15 Sec. 3. Section 912.6, Code 1995, is amended by adding the 1 16 following new subsection: 1 17 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. Reasonable charges incurred for mental 1 18 health care for secondary victims which includes the services 1 19 provided by a psychologist licensed under chapter 154B, a 1 20 person holding at least a masters in social work, counseling, 1 21 or a related field, a victim counselor as defined in section 1 22 236A.1, or a psychiatrist licensed under chapter 147, 148, or 1 23 150A. The allowable charges under this subsection shall not 1 24 exceed one thousand dollars per secondary victim or a total of 1 25 six thousand dollars. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 This bill adds a new category of persons, termed secondary 1 28 victims, who are eligible to receive compensation under the 1 29 victim compensation chapter. The bill defines a secondary 1 30 victim as the victim's spouse, children, parents, and 1 31 siblings, and any person who resides in the victim's household 1 32 at the time of the crime or at the time of the discovery of 1 33 the crime. Secondary victims do not include persons who are 1 34 survivors of a victim who dies as a result of a crime. 1 35 In addition, the proposal increases the cap on compensation 2 1 for lost wages from $2,000 to $6,000. 2 2 LSB 1169SV 76 2 3 lh/sc/14
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