Types of Expenses Not Covered

• Attorneys’ fees and other legal expenses.
• Lost wages or loss of support.
• Payments for pain and suffering.
• The loss of a partner or one’s enjoyment in life.
   

Collateral Sources

ITVERP regulations prohibit OVC from distributing reimbursement of expenses for which a claimant has already received reimbursement or compensation.

These expenses are not eligible and are referred to as collateral sources:

• Workers’ compensation payments.
• Insurance benefits.
• Medicare or Medicaid payments.
• Restitution.
• Military or veterans’ benefits of a compensatory nature.
• Other state, federal, and international compensation programs.
• Defense Base Act insurance payments.

Life insurance proceeds are generally not considered a collateral source because they do not compensate claimants for specific out-of-pocket expenses. The definition of collateral sources for ITVERP’s purposes is consistent with other provisions relating to crime victim compensation programs under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA).