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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 915.80, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 5A. "Survivor of a homicide victim" means 1 4 a victim's spouse; child, foster child, stepchild, son-in-law, 1 5 or daughter-in-law; parent, foster parent, mother-in-law, 1 6 father-in-law, or stepparent; sibling, foster sibling, 1 7 stepsibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; grandparent; 1 8 grandchild; aunt, uncle, or first cousin; legal ward; or 1 9 person residing with the victim. 1 10 Sec. 2. Section 915.86, subsections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 1 11 10, and 12, Code 2001, are amended to read as follows: 1 12 1. Reasonable charges incurred for medical care not to 1 13 exceedfifteentwenty-five thousand dollars. Reasonable 1 14 charges incurred for mental health care not to exceedthree1 15 five thousand dollars which includes services provided by a 1 16 psychologist licensed under chapter 154B, a person holding at 1 17 least a master's degree in social work or counseling and 1 18 guidance, or a victim counselor as defined in section 915.20A. 1 19 3. Loss of income from work that the victim's parent or 1 20 caretaker would have performed and for which the victim's 1 21 parent or caretaker would have received remuneration when the 1 22 victim's parent or caretaker accompanies the victim to medical 1 23 and counseling services, or while the victim's parent or 1 24 caretaker cares for the victim for up to three days after the 1 25 crime or the discovery of the crime, not to exceed one 1 26 thousand dollars per parent or caretaker. 1 27 4. Loss of income from work that the victim, the victim's 1 28 parent or caretaker, or the survivor of a homicide victimas1 29described in subsection 10would have performed and for which 1 30 that person would have received remuneration, where the loss 1 31 of income is a direct result of cooperation with the 1 32 investigation and prosecution of the crime or attendance at 1 33 criminal justice proceedings including the trial and 1 34 sentencing in the case, not to exceed one thousand dollars. 1 35 5. Reasonable replacement value of clothing that is held 2 1 for evidentiary purposes not to exceedonetwo hundred 2 2 dollars. 2 3 7. Loss of support for dependents resulting from death or 2 4 a period of disability of the victim of sixty days or more not 2 5 to exceedtwofour thousand dollars per dependent. 2 6 8. In the event of a victim's death, reasonable charges 2 7 incurred for counseling the victim's spouse, children, 2 8 parents, siblings, or personscohabitingresiding with or 2 9 related by blood or affinity to the victim if the counseling 2 10 services are provided by a psychologist licensed under chapter 2 11 154B, a victim counselor as defined in section 915.20A, 2 12 subsection 1, or an individual holding at least a master's 2 13 degree in social work or counseling and guidance, and 2 14 reasonable charges incurred by such persons for medical care 2 15 counseling provided by a psychiatrist licensed under chapter 2 16 147 or 150A. The allowable charges under this subsection 2 17 shall not exceedthreefive thousand dollars per person. 2 18 9. In the event of a homicide, reasonable charges incurred 2 19 for health care forthe victim's spouse; child, foster child,2 20stepchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law; parent, foster2 21parent, or stepparent; sibling, foster sibling, stepsibling,2 22brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; grandparent; grandchild;2 23aunt, uncle, or first cousin; legal ward; or person cohabiting2 24with the victimthe survivors of a homicide victim, not to 2 25 exceed three thousand dollars per survivor. 2 26 10. In the event of a homicide, loss of income from work 2 27 that, but for the death of the victim, would have been earned 2 28 by thevictim's spouse; child, foster child, stepchild, son-2 29in-law, or daughter-in-law; parent, foster parent, or2 30stepparent; sibling, foster sibling, stepsibling, brother-in-2 31law, or sister-in-law; grandparent; grandchild; aunt, uncle,2 32or first cousin; legal ward; or person cohabiting with the2 33victimsurvivors of a homicide victim, not to exceed six 2 34 thousand dollars. 2 35 12. Reasonable charges incurred for mental health care for 3 1 secondary victims which include the services provided by a 3 2 psychologist licensed under chapter 154B, a person holding at 3 3 least a master's degree in social work, counseling, or a 3 4 related field, a victim counselor as defined in section 3 5 915.20A, or a psychiatrist licensed under chapter 147, 148, or 3 6 150A. The allowable charges under this subsection shall not 3 7 exceedonetwo thousand dollars per secondary victim. 3 8 SF 2032 3 9 rh/cc/26
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