1. (a) Victims may receive compensation for expenses relating to acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization care, residential treatment care, and partial day programs.
2. (b) The OAG may require a written authorization prior to the victim's admission for treatment before making an award.
3. (c) Psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers must be licensed by the proper state licensing authority.
4. (d) Any of the above psychiatric admissions exceeding 30 days are subject to review and approval by the OAG.

5. (e) A victim may receive compensation for the following, at a limit determined by the OAG, pursuant to Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 56.42(c):

   1. (1) Only admissions to acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization care made at the direction of a licensed medical doctor and approved in accordance with general standards of utilization review will be paid. Expenses for acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization care are limited as follows:

      1. (A) if the date of the criminally injurious conduct was on or after September 1, 1995, to on or before January 31, 1998, the expenses are limited to $400 per day with a maximum 30 day stay, or $12,000, and includes room, board, medications, therapeutic modalities; or
      2. (B) if the date of the criminally injurious conduct was on or after February 1, 1998, the expenses are limited to $600 per day with a maximum 30-day stay, or $18,000, and includes room, board, medications, and therapeutic modalities.

   2. (2) Expenses for residential treatment center care are limited as follows:

      1. (A) if the date of the criminally injurious conduct was on or after September 1, 1995, to on or before January 31, 1998, the expenses are limited to $200 per day with a maximum 30-day stay, or $6,000; or
      2. (B) if the date of the criminally injurious conduct was on or after February 1, 1998, the expenses are limited to $400 per day for a full day with a maximum of 30 days of treatment, or $12,000; or
      3. (C) if the date of the criminally injurious conduct was on or after February 1, 1998, the expenses are limited to $200 per day for a partial day program with a maximum of 30 days of treatment, or $6,000.

Source Note:The provisions of this §61.504 adopted to be effective December 15, 2002, 27 TexReg 11513.