Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part VI - Commission on Crime and Delinquency › Chapter 411 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 411.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				  words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless
				  the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act
-The Crime Victims Act (18 P. S.
					 §§
												11.101-11.5102).
Average weekly wage
-The amount designated
					 for persons covered by Articles I and II of the Unemployment Compensation Law
					 (43
					 P. S. §§
												751-771) in this
					 Commonwealth as determined periodically by the Department of Labor and
					 Industry.
Dependent child
-The child of a direct
					 victim or intervenor on whose behalf regular payments are received for the
					 purpose of whole or partial support and who is one of the following:
(i) Under 18 years of age, including an
				  unborn child for the purposes of this chapter only as defined by
				  18 Pa.C.S. §
												3203
				  (relating to definitions).
(ii)
				  Eighteen years of age or older but under 23 years of age and currently
				  attending secondary school or is a full-time student in a postsecondary
				  educational institution.
(iii)
				  Eighteen years of age or older but unable to provide for his own support due to
				  a physical or mental disability.
Final decision
-An OVS determination of a
					 claim that may be appealed by the claimant as provided in 2 Pa.C.S. Chapter 7,
					 Subchapter A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action).
Guardian
-A person appointed by a court for
					 the care and management of a person or estate of a minor or incapacitated
					 person, or designated by a parent of a minor to perform that role.
Health care provider
-
(i) An individual authorized by a licensing
				  board or agency of the Commonwealth or equivalent governmental entity to
				  practice the science and skill of diagnosis and treatment of ailments of the
				  human body.
(ii) The term includes
				  medical doctor, osteopathic physician, chiropractor, dentist, registered nurse,
				  optometrist, pharmacist, physical therapist, podiatrist, psychologist, licensed
				  professional counselor and licensed social worker.
Human services provider
-Social workers,
					 children and youth caseworkers, Area Agency on Aging, victim service providers
					 (system and community based advocates) and other social service professionals,
					 including mental health, substance abuse and medical social work.
Immediate need
-One hundred and twenty days
					 from the date of the crime or 120 days from the date the victim is threatened
					 by any change of circumstance or indicator of danger and a move or relocation
					 is necessary to become or remain safe.
Medical care
-Diagnostic, treatment or
					 rehabilitative services performed in a health care facility regulated by the
					 Commonwealth or equivalent governmental entity or performed by a health care
					 provider or person under the direct supervision of a health care provider.
OVS
-The Office of Victims' Services in the
					 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
PFA
-Protection From Abuse Order issued
					 under 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 61 (relating to protection from abuse).
Pigeon drop
-The act of approaching a
					 person and asking that person if he would like to share an amount of found
					 money. In order to share the money, the person shows a good faith effort by
					 willingly providing a specified amount of money with the expectation of
					 receiving part of the "found" money.
Primary source of income
-Fifty percent or
					 more of the direct victim's gross annual income.
Principal support
-Fifty percent or more of
					 a claimant's living expenses.
Private residence
-Includes a house,
					 apartment, condominium, mobile home or other personal living
					 space.