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No bill may be sent to the victim and the facility may not hold the victim responsible for payment. The statute does not say whether the victim's insurance may be billed.", "quote": "shall be entitled to forensic medical examinations without charge to the victim. No bill for the examination shall be submitted to the victim, nor shall the medical facility hold the victim responsible for payment.", "source_id": "TN-S11", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-118(b)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-118/#:~:text=shall%20be%20entitled%20to%20forensic,the%20victim%20responsible%20for%20payment." }, { "id": "TN-EXAM-2", "category": "exam_no_bill", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "insurance_billing": "unspecified" }, "summary": "A provider paid by the fund for a forensic exam may not bill the victim for any additional cost of the exam.", "quote": "No provider receiving compensation pursuant to this section shall bill the victim for any additional cost related to the forensic medical examination.", "source_id": "TN-S11", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-118(d)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-118/#:~:text=No%20provider%20receiving%20compensation%20pursuant,to%20the%20forensic%20medical%20examination." }, { "id": "TN-EXAM-3", "category": "exam_payment", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "payer": "Tennessee Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (claim filed by the health care provider)" }, "summary": "Forensic exam claims are paid from the state Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.", "quote": "All claims for forensic medical examinations are eligible for payment from the criminal injuries compensation fund, created under § 40-24-107.", "source_id": "TN-S11", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-118(b)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-118/#:~:text=All%20claims%20for%20forensic%20medical,fund%2C%20created%20under%20%C2%A7%2040%2D24%2D107." }, { "id": "TN-EXAM-4", "category": "reporting_requirement", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "required": false }, "summary": "A victim does not have to report to police or cooperate with prosecution for the forensic exam to be paid.", "quote": "the victims shall not be required to report the incident to law enforcement officers or to cooperate in the prosecution of the crime in order to be eligible for payment of forensic medical examinations", "source_id": "TN-S11", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-118(b)(2)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-118/#:~:text=the%20victims%20shall%20not%20be,payment%20of%20forensic%20medical%20examinations" }, { "id": "TN-EXAM-5", "category": "exam_payment", "expense": "forensic_exam", "params": { "payer": "Tennessee Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund pays the health care provider directly; the payment is full compensation to the provider" }, "summary": "The fund pays the provider up to $1,000 for a forensic exam, and that payment counts as full payment, so the provider cannot bill the victim for the rest.", "quote": "The amount of compensation that may be awarded under this section shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), and shall constitute full compensation to the health care provider that provided the service.", "source_id": "TN-S11", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-118(d)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-118/#:~:text=The%20amount%20of%20compensation%20that,provider%20that%20provided%20the%20service." }, { "id": "TN-CAP-1", "category": "total_cap", "params": { "amount_cents": 3410000 }, "summary": "For crimes on or after July 1, 2025, the Treasury lists an overall maximum of $34,100 for all expenses on claims from the crime. The cap depends on the crime date.", "quote": "For crimes occurring on or after July 1, 2025: $34,100", "source_id": "TN-S2", "pinpoint": "Treasury Maximum Expense Amounts (June 2025); set under T.C.A. 29-13-106(h)" }, { "id": "TN-PAIN-1", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "other", "params": { "expense": "other" }, "summary": "Pain and suffering is not paid for most crimes, but it can be paid to victims of rape, human trafficking, and crimes involving sexual deviancy.", "quote": "Compensation must not be awarded for any personal injury or loss alleged to have been incurred as a result of pain and suffering, except for victims of the crime of rape, victims of a human trafficking offense, and victims of a crime involving sexual deviancy", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(c)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=Compensation%20must%20not%20be%20awarded,a%20crime%20involving%20sexual%20deviancy" }, { "id": "TN-PAIN-2", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "other", "params": { "expense": "other", "amount_cents": 300000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "A pain and suffering award for a victim of a sexually-oriented crime may not exceed $3,000.", "quote": "Any award based on the pain and suffering experienced by a claimant victimized by a sexually-oriented crime is to be made in an amount deemed necessary and appropriate, not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000)", "source_id": "TN-S8", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-107(3)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-107/#:~:text=Any%20award%20based%20on%20the,exceed%20three%20thousand%20dollars%20%28%243%2C000%29" }, { "id": "TN-COUNS-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "counseling", "params": { "expense": "counseling", "amount_cents": 350000, "per": "claim", "applies_to": "family members and others listed in 29-13-105(a)(3), (a)(6), (a)(7), not the victim" }, "summary": "Counseling for certain family members (for example a sibling or non-offending parent of a child victim of a sexually-oriented crime) is capped at $3,500. This sub-cap is for those family members, not for the victim.", "quote": "Any award made for mental health counseling or treatment pursuant to § 29-13-105(a)(3), (a)(6) or (a)(7) shall be made in an amount deemed necessary and appropriate, not to exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500)", "source_id": "TN-S8", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-107(6)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-107/#:~:text=Any%20award%20made%20for%20mental,thousand%20five%20hundred%20dollars%20%28%243%2C500%29" }, { "id": "TN-COUNS-2", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "counseling", "params": { "expense": "counseling", "applies_to": "sibling or non-offending custodial parent of a victim under 18" }, "summary": "When a sexually-oriented crime is committed against someone under 18, the victim's sibling or non-offending custodial parent can be paid for counseling made necessary by the crime.", "quote": "In the case of a sexually-oriented crime committed against a victim who is under eighteen (18) years of age, where the compensation is for unreimbursed or unreimbursable mental health counseling or treatment made necessary by the sexually-oriented crime, any sibling or non-offending custodial parent of the victim, or both", "source_id": "TN-S6", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-105(a)(6)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-105/#:~:text=In%20the%20case%20of%20a,of%20the%20victim%2C%20or%20both" }, { "id": "TN-MED-1", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "medical", "params": { "expense": "medical" }, "summary": "Expenses actually and reasonably incurred because of the injury, including medical and hospital services, are covered.", "quote": "Expenses actually and reasonably incurred as a result of the personal injury or death of the victim, including, but not limited to, actual expenditures of moneys for or indebtedness resulting from medical services, hospital services, funeral and burial expenses", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(a)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=Expenses%20actually%20and%20reasonably%20incurred,services%2C%20funeral%20and%20burial%20expenses" }, { "id": "TN-WAGE-1", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "lost_wages", "params": { "expense": "lost_wages" }, "summary": "Lost wages caused by the crime are paid on the workers' compensation temporary total disability schedule, but at 85 percent of the claimant's average weekly wage.", "quote": "Any award made for lost wages proximately caused by a violent crime is to be based upon those schedules of compensation for temporary total disability allowable by the workers' compensation statutes, found in § 50-6-207, in effect at the time of the commission of the crime giving rise to such claim; provided, however, that the sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66⅔%) rate prescribed in the workers' compensation statutes shall not be used in determining the amount of any award hereunder. Instead, such rate shall be eighty-five percent (85%) of the claimant's average weekly wage.", "source_id": "TN-S8", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-107(1)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-107/#:~:text=Any%20award%20made%20for%20lost,the%20claimant%27s%20average%20weekly%20wage." }, { "id": "TN-MOVE-1", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "relocation", "params": { "expense": "relocation", "count_limit": 2 }, "summary": "If the assault happened at the victim's home, reasonable moving costs, storage fees, and utility transfer fees are covered, for no more than 2 moves.", "quote": "The victim's reasonable moving expenses, storage fees and fees for transfer of utility service if the move is a direct result of an assault committed upon such victim at the victim's residence, provided that the victim shall not receive compensation for more than two (2) moves resulting from the assault", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(a)(7)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=The%20victim%27s%20reasonable%20moving%20expenses%2C,moves%20resulting%20from%20the%20assault" }, { "id": "TN-CLEAN-1", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup", "params": { "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup" }, "summary": "Reasonable costs to clean the scene of a sexual assault are covered when the scene was the home of the victim or a relative.", "quote": "Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred for cleaning supplies, equipment rental and labor needed to clean the scene of a homicide, sexual assault or aggravated assault, if the scene was the residence of the victim or a relative of the victim", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(a)(4)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=Reasonable%20out%2Dof%2Dpocket%20expenses%20incurred%20for,a%20relative%20of%20the%20victim" }, { "id": "TN-CLEAN-2", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup", "params": { "expense": "crime_scene_cleanup", "amount_cents": 300000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Crime scene cleanup is capped at $3,000.", "quote": "Any award made for expenses under § 29-13-106(a)(4) shall not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000)", "source_id": "TN-S8", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-107(5)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-107/#:~:text=Any%20award%20made%20for%20expenses,exceed%20three%20thousand%20dollars%20%28%243%2C000%29" }, { "id": "TN-TRAVEL-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "transportation", "params": { "expense": "transportation", "amount_cents": 125000, "per": "claim", "item": "travel to and from the trial and later appellate or post-conviction proceedings" }, "summary": "Travel to and from the offender's trial (and later appeals) is capped at a cumulative $1,250. This cap is only for court travel.", "quote": "Any award made under the preceding sentence to a claimant shall not exceed a cumulative total of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250) for all such travel.", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(a)(3)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=Any%20award%20made%20under%20the,%28%241%2C250%29%20for%20all%20such%20travel." }, { "id": "TN-TRAVEL-2", "category": "excluded_expense", "expense": "transportation", "params": { "expense": "transportation", "item": "travel to doctor appointments" }, "summary": "The Treasury lists travel to doctor appointments as not covered.", "quote": "Travel to Doctor Appointments", "source_id": "TN-S1", "pinpoint": "Treasury CIC resource guide, Eligible versus Ineligible" }, { "id": "TN-FUN-1", "category": "expense_cap", "expense": "funeral", "params": { "expense": "funeral", "amount_cents": 600000, "per": "claim" }, "summary": "Funeral and burial expenses are capped at $6,000.", "quote": "Any award made for funeral and burial expenses shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000)", "source_id": "TN-S8", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-107(4)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-107/#:~:text=Any%20award%20made%20for%20funeral,exceed%20six%20thousand%20dollars%20%28%246%2C000%29" }, { "id": "TN-PROP-1", "category": "excluded_expense", "expense": "property_replacement", "params": { "expense": "property_replacement", "item": "damage to real or personal property (lost, stolen or damaged items such as a phone), other than the eyeglasses, hearing aids and scene-processing damage covered by subdivision (a)(8)" }, "summary": "Damage to real or personal property is not paid. The narrow exception covers eyeglasses and hearing aids damaged in the crime and property damaged while police processed a sexual assault scene at the victim's or a relative's home. A phone taken or broken in the assault is not covered.", "quote": "In no case will any compensation be awarded for any damage to real or personal property, except as provided in subdivision (a)(8).", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(b)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=In%20no%20case%20will%20any,as%20provided%20in%20subdivision%20%28a%29%288%29." }, { "id": "TN-PROP-2", "category": "covered_expense", "expense": "property_replacement", "params": { "expense": "property_replacement", "item": "eyeglasses and hearing aids; property damaged in processing a sexual assault scene at the residence" }, "summary": "Reasonable costs to clean, repair, or replace the victim's eyeglasses and hearing aids damaged by the crime are covered, as is property damaged while processing a sexual assault scene at the home of the victim or a relative.", "quote": "Reasonable costs of cleaning, repairing or replacing eyeglasses and hearing aids owned by the victim that were damaged or destroyed by the crime or the processing of the crime scene", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(a)(8)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=Reasonable%20costs%20of%20cleaning%2C%20repairing,processing%20of%20the%20crime%20scene" }, { "id": "TN-EXCL-1", "category": "excluded_expense", "expense": "other", "params": { "item": "deposits, rent and utility bills" }, "summary": "The Treasury lists deposits, rent, and utility bills as not covered.", "quote": "Deposits, Rent and Utility Bills", "source_id": "TN-S1", "pinpoint": "Treasury CIC resource guide, Eligible versus Ineligible" }, { "id": "TN-EXCL-2", "category": "excluded_expense", "expense": "other", "params": { "item": "costs from identity theft or fraud" }, "summary": "The Treasury lists costs from identity theft or fraud as not covered.", "quote": "Cost from Identity Theft or Fraud", "source_id": "TN-S1", "pinpoint": "Treasury CIC resource guide, Eligible versus Ineligible" }, { "id": "TN-FILE-1", "category": "filing_deadline", "params": { "years": 2, "from": "crime", "extension": "Good cause can extend the period, before or after it runs. For listed sexual offenses against a minor, the claim may also be filed within 2 years after a resulting mental or physical injury is diagnosed." }, "summary": "A claim must be filed within 2 years after the crime. For listed sexual offenses against a minor, it can also be filed within 2 years after a resulting injury is diagnosed, and good cause can extend the time.", "quote": "A claim for compensation must be filed not later than two (2) years after the occurrence of the crime upon which the claim is based, two (2) years after the death of the victim, or two (2) years after any mental or physical manifestation or injury is diagnosed as a result of an act committed against a minor that would constitute a criminal offense under §§ 39-13-502 – 39-13-505, § 39-13-522, § 39-15-302, § 39-17-902, or §§ 39-17-1003 – 39-17-1005, or an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit such offenses; provided, that upon good cause shown, the time period for filing such claim may be extended either before or after the expiration of the filing period.", "source_id": "TN-S9", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-108(a)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-108/#:~:text=A%20claim%20for%20compensation%20must,expiration%20of%20the%20filing%20period." }, { "id": "TN-REPORT-1", "category": "reporting_requirement", "params": { "required": true, "within_days": 15, "alternatives": [] }, "summary": "The crime must be reported to the proper authorities within 15 days, but a late report can be excused for good cause, and being a victim of sexual assault is a listed reason for good cause.", "quote": "A claim cannot be filed until the crime upon which the claim is based has been reported by the victim, or a member of the victim's family, to the proper authorities within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of such crime unless, for good cause shown, it is found that the delay was justified. Good cause for the failure of a victim or a member of the victim's family to report a crime may be found if the victim is: (1) Physically unable; (2) A victim of sexual assault;", "source_id": "TN-S9", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-108(a)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-108/#:~:text=A%20claim%20cannot%20be%20filed,A%20victim%20of%20sexual%20assault%3B" }, { "id": "TN-REPORT-2", "category": "reporting_requirement", "params": { "required": true, "alternatives": [] }, "summary": "Proof that the crime happened can come from documents other than a police report, such as medical records from a health care provider or a restraining order issued by a court. This is proof of the offense only; it does not replace the timely report to law enforcement that a compensation claim still needs.", "quote": "(vii) Medical records from a healthcare provider, as those terms are defined in § 9-8-408; (viii) A written communication from a prosecuting attorney or investigating law enforcement officer who has personal involvement in the prosecution or investigation of any criminal case relative to the claim filed; (ix) A report from child protective services or another government agency; (x) A restraining order issued by a court;", "source_id": "TN-S13", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-103(b)(2)(B)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-103/#:~:text=%28vii%29%20Medical%20records%20from%20a,order%20issued%20by%20a%20court%3B" }, { "id": "TN-MIN-1", "category": "minimum_loss", "params": { "amount_cents": 10000, "weeks": 2, "waived_for": "interest of justice; not applied to trial travel" }, "summary": "To qualify, the claimant needs at least $100 in out-of-pocket loss or at least 2 continuous weeks of lost earnings or support, unless the limit would not serve the interest of justice.", "quote": "no award shall be made unless the claimant has incurred a minimum out of pocket loss of one hundred dollars ($100) or has lost at least two (2) continuous weeks earnings or support, unless it is determined that the interest of justice would not be served by such a limitation", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(d)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=no%20award%20shall%20be%20made,served%20by%20such%20a%20limitation" }, { "id": "TN-COLL-1", "category": "collateral_source", "params": {}, "summary": "Awards are reduced by money received or legally owed from the offender or any other public or private source, such as insurance.", "quote": "Any award shall be reduced by the amounts of payment already received or any amounts which claimant is legally entitled to receive as a result of the injury: (A) From or on behalf of the offender; (B) From any other public or private source;", "source_id": "TN-S7", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-106(f)(1)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-106/#:~:text=Any%20award%20shall%20be%20reduced,other%20public%20or%20private%20source%3B" }, { "id": "TN-CONDUCT-1", "category": "conduct_reduction", "params": {}, "summary": "In deciding whether to award, or how much, the program may consider the victim's behavior that directly or indirectly contributed to the injury.", "quote": "In determining whether to make an award under this section, or the amount of the award, any circumstances reasonably relevant to the criminal act may be considered, including the behavior of the victim which directly or indirectly contributed to the victim's injury or death", "source_id": "TN-S12", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-109(c)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-109/#:~:text=In%20determining%20whether%20to%20make,the%20victim%27s%20injury%20or%20death" }, { "id": "TN-EMERG-1", "category": "emergency_award", "params": { "amount_cents": 50000 }, "summary": "The claims commission may make an emergency award of up to $500 before a final decision when an award is probable and waiting would cause undue hardship. It is deducted from the final award.", "quote": "The amount of such emergency award shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).", "source_id": "TN-S10", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-114(b)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-114/#:~:text=The%20amount%20of%20such%20emergency,exceed%20five%20hundred%20dollars%20%28%24500%29." }, { "id": "TN-CRIME-1", "category": "eligible_crime", "params": {}, "summary": "Compensation covers personal injury from an act in Tennessee that would be a crime under state or federal law, which includes sexual assault.", "quote": "An act committed in this state, which, if committed by a mentally competent, criminally responsible adult, would constitute a crime under state or federal law", "source_id": "TN-S5", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-104(1)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-104/#:~:text=An%20act%20committed%20in%20this,under%20state%20or%20federal%20law" }, { "id": "TN-RES-1", "category": "residency", "params": { "rule": "Crimes committed in Tennessee are covered. A Tennessee resident hurt by a crime in another state may claim only if that state does not honor the claim." }, "summary": "Covers crimes in Tennessee. A Tennessee resident victimized in another state can claim here only if that state's program does not honor the claim.", "quote": "Any of the foregoing acts committed or taken in another state if the victim was a resident of this state at the time the crime or act occurred and the claimant's request for compensation from the state in which the crime or act occurred is not honored.", "source_id": "TN-S5", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-104(4)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-104/#:~:text=Any%20of%20the%20foregoing%20acts,act%20occurred%20is%20not%20honored." }, { "id": "TN-SUBMIT-ONLINE", "category": "submission", "params": { "method": "online", "target": "Treasury.tn.gov/injury", "note": "The program page (TN-S15) says the application should be submitted online through its File a Claim link, all in one session, with supporting documents ready to upload as PDF or Word files." }, "summary": "File the claim online through the Treasury's Criminal Injuries Compensation page.", "quote": "Complete and submit your claim online at Treasury.tn.gov/injury.", "source_id": "TN-S1", "pinpoint": "Resource guide, Apply for Compensation" }, { "id": "TN-DOC-POLICE", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "police_report", "note": "A police report, or another official document showing the crime was reported." }, "summary": "Include a police report or another official document showing the crime was reported.", "quote": "Do I need a police report? Yes, or another official document to show the crime was reported appropriately.", "source_id": "TN-S15", "pinpoint": "Program page, Frequently Asked Questions", "fragment_url": "https://treasury.tn.gov/Services/Claims-and-Risk-Management/Criminal-Injuries-Compensation#:~:text=Do%20I%20need%20a%20police,the%20crime%20was%20reported%20appropriately." }, { "id": "TN-DOC-BILLS", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "itemized_bill", "note": "Copies of bills for crime-related expenses." }, "summary": "Attach copies of bills for crime-related expenses.", "quote": "Please be prepared to attach any available relevant documents, such as a police report, death certificate, copies of bills and receipts, and other documentation if available.", "source_id": "TN-S1", "pinpoint": "Resource guide, Apply for Compensation" }, { "id": "TN-DOC-RECEIPTS", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "receipts", "note": "Copies of receipts for expenses already paid." }, "summary": "Attach copies of receipts for expenses already paid.", "quote": "Please be prepared to attach any available relevant documents, such as a police report, death certificate, copies of bills and receipts, and other documentation if available.", "source_id": "TN-S1", "pinpoint": "Resource guide, Apply for Compensation" }, { "id": "TN-DOC-DEATH", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "other", "note": "Death certificate, only for a claim based on the victim's death." }, "summary": "For a claim based on a death, attach the death certificate.", "quote": "Please be prepared to attach any available relevant documents, such as a police report, death certificate, copies of bills and receipts, and other documentation if available.", "source_id": "TN-S1", "pinpoint": "Resource guide, Apply for Compensation" }, { "id": "TN-DOC-PROOF", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "medical_records", "note": "Proof of the offense (type, date, victim, location). A law enforcement report works, and so do medical records from a health care provider, a restraining order, or a letter from law enforcement or a prosecutor." }, "summary": "The claimant must give written proof that the offense happened; medical records from a health care provider are one accepted form of proof.", "quote": "Medical records from a healthcare provider, as those terms are defined in", "source_id": "TN-S13", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-103(b)(2)(B)(vii)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-103/#:~:text=Medical%20records%20from%20a%20healthcare,those%20terms%20are%20defined%20in" }, { "id": "TN-DOC-WAGES", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "wage_verification", "note": "Only when claiming lost wages: lost wage verification, W-2 forms, and the Employer's Statement (RDA-1178) completed by the employer." }, "summary": "If claiming lost wages, include wage documentation; the statute lists lost wage verifications and W-2 forms.", "quote": "Lost wage verifications; (iii) W-2 forms", "source_id": "TN-S13", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-103(b)(2)(A)(ii)-(iii)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-103/#:~:text=Lost%20wage%20verifications%3B%20%28iii%29%20W%2D2%20forms" }, { "id": "TN-DOC-EMPLOYER", "category": "required_document", "params": { "document": "wage_verification", "note": "Employer's Statement (RDA-1178): Part I by the employee, Parts II to IV by the employer, sent to State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Criminal Injuries Compensation Program, 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243-0202." }, "summary": "For lost wages, the employer completes the program's Employer's Statement and sends it to the program in Nashville.", "quote": "Complete the form request below and send to: State of Tennessee Treasury Department Criminal Injuries Compensation Program 502 Deaderick Street w Nashville, TN 37243-0202", "source_id": "TN-S16", "pinpoint": "Employer's Statement (RDA-1178), header" }, { "id": "TN-TIME-1", "category": "processing_time", "params": { "days": 90 }, "summary": "The division must make every effort to approve or deny a claim within 90 days of receiving it.", "quote": "the division shall investigate every claim for compensation and shall make every effort to honor or deny each claim within ninety (90) days of receipt of the claim", "source_id": "TN-S9", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 29-13-108(d)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-29/chapter-13/part-1/section-29-13-108/#:~:text=the%20division%20shall%20investigate%20every,of%20receipt%20of%20the%20claim" }, { "id": "TN-ACP-1", "category": "address_confidentiality", "params": { "program_name": "Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program", "agency": "Tennessee Secretary of State", "covers_sexual_assault": true, "enroll": "an adult person, or a parent or fiduciary acting on behalf of a minor or person with a disability, may apply to the secretary of state with the assistance of an application assistant to have an address designated by the secretary of state serve as the person's substitute address, or the substitute address of the minor or person with a disability on whose behalf the application is filed, where the applicant, or the individual on whose behalf the application is filed, resides at an address not previously identified in any public record as the person's address, or has relocated to a new residence within the preceding thirty (30) calendar days or presently intends to relocate to a new residence within ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the application. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and filed in the office of the secretary of state in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state." }, "summary": "Safe at Home, run by the Tennessee Secretary of State, is free and open to survivors of rape, sexual battery, or any other sexual offense (plus domestic abuse, stalking, and human trafficking). An approved participant gets a substitute address to use as the official mailing address for state and local government purposes, with a few exceptions. Applying takes an application assistant at a partner agency.", "quote": "The Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program is a statewide address confidentiality program administered by the Office of the Tennessee Secretary of State. It is open to all victims of domestic abuse, stalking, human trafficking, rape, sexual battery, or any other sexual offense who satisfy eligibility and application requirements at no cost. Once a participant has been approved, they are provided with a 'substitute' address that can be used by them and their children as their official mailing address for all state and local government purposes", "source_id": "TN-S21", "pinpoint": "Secretary of State, Safe at Home FAQ 'What is the Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program?'; statute T.C.A. 40-38-601 to 40-38-604 (enroll text from 40-38-604(a))", "fragment_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/safeathome/faqs/what-is-the-safe-at-home-address-confidentiality-program#:~:text=The%20Safe%20at%20Home%20Address,state%20and%20local%20government%20purposes" }, { "id": "TN-RECORDS-1", "category": "record_confidentiality", "params": {}, "summary": "For victims who apply for compensation, Tennessee law makes the home address, home and personal cell phone numbers, Social Security number, and the crime the victim is being compensated for confidential and closed to public inspection. The statute does not list the victim's name or the rest of the claim file.", "quote": "The following information regarding victims who apply for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 13, shall be treated as confidential and shall not be open for inspection by members of the public: (1) Residential information, including the street address, city, state and zip code; (2) Home telephone and personal cell phone numbers; (3) Social security number; and (4) The criminal offense from which the victim is receiving compensation.", "source_id": "TN-S23", "pinpoint": "T.C.A. 10-7-504(k)", "fragment_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-10/chapter-7/part-5/section-10-7-504/#:~:text=The%20following%20information%20regarding%20victims,the%20victim%20is%20receiving%20compensation." } ], "coverage": { "found": [ "address_confidentiality", "collateral_source", "conduct_reduction", "covered_expense", "eligible_crime", "emergency_award", "exam_no_bill", "exam_payment", "excluded_expense", "expense_cap", "filing_deadline", "minimum_loss", "processing_time", "record_confidentiality", "reporting_requirement", "required_document", "residency", "submission", "total_cap" ], "not_found": [ "expense_cap:medical", "expense_cap:relocation", "expense_cap:security", "expense_cap:lost_wages (dollar amount)", "covered_expense:security", "covered_expense:counseling (victim's own counseling, saved sources)", "exam_no_bill:insurance_billing", "reporting_requirement:alternatives to reporting", "application_pdf_url" ], "notes": "No security expense rule and no dollar cap on medical, relocation, or lost wages appears in T.C.A. 29-13-101 to 29-13-119 or the saved Treasury PDFs; lost wages are a rate (85 percent of average weekly wage on the workers' compensation schedule) and relocation is limited to 2 moves. The statute and the SAFE provider page do not say whether a survivor's health insurance may be billed for the forensic exam, so insurance_billing is 'unspecified'. The 15-day report to authorities is still required for compensation (good cause can excuse delay, and sexual assault is a listed good cause); no report is needed for the forensic exam alone. The program's own web page (treasury.tn.gov, a DNN page whose content sits inside a form element) could not be saved by fetch_source.py, so its statements (victim counseling covered up to the maximum, police report or other official document) are not quoted. The application is online only; there is no application PDF. Update (Oct 3, 2026): the program page was saved as TN-S15 from a plain HTTPS fetch, with text extracted without dropping the form element; the how-to-file rules quote it." }, "confidence": "medium", "researcher_notes": "Statute text is the 2025 Tennessee Code via Justia (legislature/Lexis site not used). Total cap disagreement: T.C.A. 29-13-106(e) states $30,000 'except as provided in subsection (h)', and (h) indexes the cap to 105 percent of the national average, published by the State Treasurer on the Treasury website (not a rule, effective July 1). The Treasury's Maximum Expense Amounts PDF (June 2025) and program page list $34,100 for crimes on or after July 1, 2025, $32,900 for 7/1/24 to 6/30/25, and $32,000 for 7/1/17 to 6/30/24. Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0300-02-.07 (rev. May 2025, TN-S14) says $34,200 for crimes on or after July 1, 2025 and contains a typo ('thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,900.00)'). The program page FAQ also still says $32,900. The lower, later Treasury-published $34,100 is recorded; confirm with the program. Medical and medical-related bills are paid at 75 percent of billed charges (T.C.A. 29-13-107(7)); a provider paid 75 percent must accept it as payment in full. Forensic exam reimbursement to the provider is capped at $1,000 and is full payment (29-13-118(d)); the provider files within 1 year of the exam. The SAFE provider page says medical treatment for injury may be billed to the patient, who may then claim compensation. Cooperation with police and prosecutors is required (29-13-109(f)) with an exception when cooperation is affected by age, psychological state, fear of retaliation, or other safety concerns (29-13-103(a)(4)). An arrest or conviction is not required (29-13-109(f)). Statute 29-13-108(b) says claims are filed in person or by mail; the Treasury says to apply through its online portal (linked as 'File a Claim' on the program page). Phone 833-867-3891 is the program's; the OVC directory lists 615-741-2734 for the Division of Claims and Risk Management. Reviewer (Oct 3, 2026): T.C.A. 29-13-106(h)(4)-(5) makes the Treasurer's website publication the operative cap and says it is not a rule, which supports $34,100 over the $34,200 in Rule 0300-02-.07. The live program page checked in Chrome on Oct 3, 2026 lists $34,100 for crimes on or after July 1, 2025 and shows no separate figure for July 1, 2026, even though (h)(2) calls for an annual comparison starting January 1, 2026; if a 2026 adjustment is published later, CAP-1 needs a new source. The same page says counseling 'may be considered for the victim up to the maximum award' (not saved; fetch_source.py --chrome returned 'blocked or empty'). T.C.A. 29-13-105(c) bars an award to a victim who was a member of the offender's family only if a benefit would go to the offender, and says it does not automatically disqualify such a victim. How to file (Oct 3, 2026): the Treasury takes claims online only (resource guide TN-S1 and program page TN-S15, whose File a Claim link goes to an Origami Risk incident-entry portal); there is no paper or PDF application, so program.application_form is {source_id: null, fillable: false, field_count: 0}. T.C.A. 29-13-108(b) still says claims are filed 'in person or by mail', but no saved source gives a mailing or walk-in address for claims, so no mail or in_person submission rule was added. The only address published is on the Employer's Statement (TN-S16, RDA-1178, a fillable PDF with 60 AcroForm fields): 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243-0202, where the employer sends that form. The online form must be finished in one session; supporting documents are uploaded as PDF or Word files. Criminal.Injury@tn.gov is published for advocates, not as a claim submission address. TN-S15 was saved by hand because fetch_source.py strips form elements and this DNN page sits inside one; raw bytes are the server's HTML and the sha256 matches. Address confidentiality: Tennessee's program is Safe at Home, run by the Secretary of State under T.C.A. 40-38-601 to 40-38-614 (statute calls it the address confidentiality program). 40-38-602(a) opens it to victims of rape, sexual battery, or another sexual offense at no cost; 40-38-602(b) gives a substitute address and bars disclosure of the participant's file; 40-38-602(f) and (j) make the participant's file and application not public records. The substitute address may not be used for property tax or recorded real property documents (40-38-602(d)). Registered sex, animal abuse, vulnerable-adult abuse, and drug offenders are ineligible (40-38-603). Under 40-38-604(a)-(b) the application is filed with an application assistant and needs either documentary evidence of a criminal case, an order of protection in effect, or a notarized statement from a licensed professional (attorney, social worker, therapist) that the applicant is in danger, plus a sworn statement, notarized signatures, and an address not in any public record or a move within 30 days before or 90 days after applying. A survivor who has not reported can still qualify through the professional's statement. Record confidentiality: T.C.A. 10-7-504(k) closes only four items about compensation applicants to the public (residential address, home and personal cell numbers, SSN, and the offense being compensated); the victim's name and other claim contents are not listed there, and no confidentiality section was found in T.C.A. 29-13-101 to 29-13-119. The Comptroller's 2018 list of Public Records Act exceptions (TN-S22) lists 10-7-504(k) as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act exception." }