Title 18, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Sec. 5. (1) A claim may be filed by the person eligible to receive an award, a personal representative of the person eligible to receive an award, or, if a person is a minor, by his or her parent or guardian. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a claim must be filed by the …

Sec. 5a. (1) A health care provider is eligible to be paid for a sexual assault medical forensic examination under this section only if that examination includes all of the following: (a) The collection of a medical history. (b) A general medical examination, including, but not l…

Sec. 6. (1) When a claim is accepted for filing, an investigation and examination shall be conducted to determine the validity of the claim. The investigation shall include an examination of papers filed in support of the claim, official records and reports concerning the crime, …

Sec. 7. (1) Within 30 days after receipt of the report of the decision, a claimant may apply in writing to the commission for consideration of the decision by the full commission. If a request for a hearing is made by a claimant or pursuant to section 6(3), a hearing shall be ord…

Sec. 8. (1) Within 30 days after receiving the copy of the report containing the commission's final decision, the claimant may by leave to appeal commence a proceeding in the court of appeals to review the commission's decision. (2) A proceeding pursuant to this section shall be …

Sec. 9. (1) If it appears that the claim is one with respect to which an award probably will be made and undue hardship will result to the claimant if immediate payment is not made, the commission may make an emergency award to the claimant pending a final decision in the case. T…

Sec. 10. The commission shall not grant an award unless the investigation of the claim verifies the following facts: (a) A crime was committed. (b) The crime directly resulted in injury to the victim or intervenor. (c) Police records show that the crime was reported to the proper…

Sec. 11. (1) Except for a claim under section 5a, an award made under this act must be an amount not more than an out-of-pocket loss, including indebtedness reasonably incurred for medical or other services necessary as a result of the personal injury upon which the claim is base…

Sec. 12. An award for each covered expense or loss must be paid in a lump sum, except that for payments to health care providers under section 5a or in the case of death or protracted disability, the commission may specify that the award shall provide for periodic payments to com…

Sec. 13. The record of a proceeding before the commission is a public record, except that a claimant's file and his or her testimony before the commission is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231…

Sec. 14. Acceptance of an award made pursuant to this act shall subrogate the state, to the extent of the award, to any right or right of action accruing to the claimant or the victim to recover payments on account of losses resulting from the crime with respect to which the awar…

Sec. 15. For purposes of this act, information relating to the filing of a claim by a claimant before the commission or proceedings before the commission, an emergency award made by the commission pursuant to section 9, or final awards made by the commission pursuant to section 1…

Sec. 16. (1) A person who, with intent to defraud or cheat by falsely presenting the facts and circumstances of a crime to the commission, causes an award of money to be made under this act to any person is guilty of a crime as follows: (a) If the award is less than $200.00, a mi…

Sec. 16a. The amendatory act that added this section applies to claims submitted on or after the effective date of the amendatory act.

Sec. 18. This act shall apply to crimes committed on or after October 1, 1977.