Administrative Code Provisions | 143-00-001 Ark. Code R. ยง 10 (Weil) | 2018
1. Compensation payable to a victim or claimant incurring expenses due to injury or death may not exceed a total of Ten Thousand Dollars ($ 10,000.00). However, for those victims whose injuries are catastrophic and result in a total and permanent disability, the maximum reparations amount shall not exceed $ 25,000.
2. Compensation for funeral expenses of deceased victims may not exceed $ 7,500.
a. Collateral sources of income such as burial policies, workers' compensation, etc. will be applied towards the total cost of the victim's funeral.
b. Life insurance may not be used as a collateral source when dependents of the deceased victim remain and may benefit from the proceeds of this policy.
c. Life insurance will be utilized as a collateral source and be applied against funeral expenses in those cases involving no surviving dependents.
4. The Board may provide for the payment to a claimant in a lump sum or in installments.
5. The Board shall pay all or part of an award directly to service providers unless evidence of prior payment for services is submitted.
6. The Board may also provide for payment of legal fees, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($ 250) - plus filing fees, of a guardianship when an award has been made to a minor child as per Rule 18 of the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board Rules and Regulations.
7. Upon request of the claimant, the Board may convert future economic loss, other than allowable expense, to a lump sum, but only upon a finding by the Board of either of the following:
a. That the award in a lump sum will promote the interests of the claimant;
b. That the present value of all future economic loss does not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000).
8. An award payable in installments for future economic loss may be made only for a period that the Board can reasonably determine future economic loss and may be modified by the Board upon finding that a significant change in circumstances has occurred.
9. Approved claims will be paid in the order of their approval by the Board as funds become available.
10. For victims, as defined in A.C.A. § 16-90-703(2)(B), up to one week of work loss compensation may be eligible provided the following requirements are met:
a. the work loss must have been incurred within two weeks of the incident; and
b. documentation must be submitted verifying the victim's employment and income at the time of the incident, as well as any employee benefits received.