Program Directory

Vermont

Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services Victims Compensation Program

58 South Main St., Suite 1
Waterbury, VT 05676-1599
(802) 241-1250
FAX: (802) 241-1253
1-800-750-1213 (in-state only); 1-800-845-4874(TTY, in-state only)

Web site: www.ccvs.state.vt.us/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=5&id=16&Itemid=33

Executive Director: Judy Rex; Director of Victim Services: Mary Kay Hewlett; Compensation Program Manager: Carol Morgan
Board: Wendy James (chair), Michael Hartman, Catherine Metropoulos, Robert Paolini, Ruth Stokes

Established in 1990, the program handles compensation and administers VOCA assistance funding, as well as the state Victim Assistance Program, the Family Violence Prevention Services Act Fund, and Violence Against Women Act funds. Decision-making authority rests with a Victims Compensation Board consisting of five members appointed by the governor to three-year terms; one member must be a physician, one must be an attorney, one must be a crime victim, and two are public members.

FUNDING
The program receives $13.75 of a $21.00 surcharge on all criminal convictions. The program receives an annual VOCA compensation grant.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Law enforcement reporting period: No set period
Filing period: No set period

PROCEDURES
The compensation manager determines eligibility and approves claims. The board meets monthly to review decisions.

Appeals: Applicant has 30 days to respond in writing with additional information. The board will reconsider the claim at the next meeting by which additional information has been received, at which time a final decision is made.

BENEFITS
Maximum award: $10,000

Compensable Costs (limits may be exceeded in special circumstances when approved by the board)

Medical expenses
Mental health counseling: up to 20 sessions with treatment plan, may request extensions at 20-session increments for crime-related symptoms still needing treatment; limit of $70 per individual session; $35 per group session
Lost wages/support: $2,000 per month maximum, for not more than 3 months; also may be paid for time lost to attend funeral and criminal proceedings
Funerals: $7,000
Moving expenses
Replacement services
Crime-scene cleanup: $1,500
Travel: 30 cents per mile to obtain medical and counseling assistance; up to $1,500 per person (victims and survivors) for travel expenses, food and lodging to attend court hearings, trial and funeral
Rehabilitation: physical therapy, chiropractic, self-defense classes




	Program Directory Vermont Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services Victims Compensation Program 58 South Main St., Suite 1 Waterbury, VT 05676-1599 (802) 241-1250 FAX: (802) 241-1253 1-800-750-1213 (in-state only); 1-800-845-4874(TTY, in-state only) Web site: www.ccvs.state.vt.us/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=5&id=16&Itemid=33 Executive Director: Judy Rex; Director of Victim Services: Mary Kay Hewlett; Compensation Program Manager: Carol Morgan Board: Wendy James (chair), Michael Hartman, Catherine Metropoulos, Robert Paolini, Ruth Stokes Established in 1990, the program handles compensation and administers VOCA assistance funding, as well as the state Victim Assistance Program, the Family Violence Prevention Services Act Fund, and Violence Against Women Act funds. Decision-making authority rests with a Victims Compensation Board consisting of five members appointed by the governor to three-year terms; one member must be a physician, one must be an attorney, one must be a crime victim, and two are public members. FUNDING The program receives $13.75 of a $21.00 surcharge on all criminal convictions. The program receives an annual VOCA compensation grant. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Law enforcement reporting period: No set period Filing period: No set period PROCEDURES The compensation manager determines eligibility and approves claims. The board meets monthly to review decisions. Appeals: Applicant has 30 days to respond in writing with additional information. The board will reconsider the claim at the next meeting by which additional information has been received, at which time a final decision is made. BENEFITS Maximum award: $10,000 Compensable Costs (limits may be exceeded in special circumstances when approved by the board) Medical expenses Mental health counseling: up to 20 sessions with treatment plan, may request extensions at 20-session increments for crime-related symptoms still needing treatment; limit of $70 per individual session; $35 per group session Lost wages/support: $2,000 per month maximum, for not more than 3 months; also may be paid for time lost to attend funeral and criminal proceedings Funerals: $7,000 Moving expenses Replacement services Crime-scene cleanup: $1,500 Travel: 30 cents per mile to obtain medical and counseling assistance; up to $1,500 per person (victims and survivors) for travel expenses, food and lodging to attend court hearings, trial and funeral Rehabilitation: physical therapy, chiropractic, self-defense classes