Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition.
Amends GS 15B-2 to expand the definition for collateral source to include a charitable gift or donation by a third-party, including a charity care write-off of expenses by a medical provider, regardless of whether the gift or donation is subsequently rescinded. Reinstates the definition for dependent’s economic loss which was deleted in the 1st edition. Amends the definition for dependent’s economic loss to set the compensation for a dependent’s economic loss at no more than $300 per week and limits the duration of the compensation to a maximum of 26 weeks from the date of the injury.
Amends GS 15B-8.1(b) to make clarifying and organizational changes.
Repeals GS 15B-11(f), which contained limits on the amount and duration of benefits.
Deletes amendment from the 1st edition to GS 15B-16 which prohibited providers who write off bills to a victim or a claimant to seek reimbursement from the Crime Victims Compensation Commission, its Director, the victim, or the claimant at any time after the write-off for the amount written off.
Rewrites the title as, AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND WRITE-OFFS AS COLLATERAL SOURCES FOR CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION, TO MODIFY THE SCOPE OF DEPENDENT’S ECONOMIC LOSS FOR CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION, TO CLARIFY THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMMISSION RECORDS, AND TO REQUIRE SUSPENSION OF CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS UPON REQUEST OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.