"Family." When used in reference to an individual:
(1) anyone related to that individual within the third
degree of consanguinity or affinity;
(2) anyone maintaining a common-law relationship prior
to January 2, 2005, with that individual; or
(3) anyone residing in the same household with that
individual.
"Financial support." Includes the loss of court-ordered child
or spousal support payments if the victim is deprived of money
as a direct result of a crime.
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"Intervenor." An individual who goes to the aid of another
and suffers physical or mental injury or death as a direct
result of acting not recklessly to prevent the commission of a
crime, to lawfully apprehend a person reasonably suspected of
having committed such crime or to aid the victim of such crime.
The term shall not include an enforcement officer or
investigator injured in the performance of his or her duties,
eligible for benefits under the act of June 28, 1935 (P.L.477,
No.193), referred to as the Enforcement Officer Disability
Benefits Law, or under the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736,
No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act.
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"Local law enforcement agency." A police department of a
city, borough, incorporated town or township or campus police.
"Loss of earnings." [Includes] An economic loss resulting
from an injury or death to a victim of a crime that has not been
and will not be reimbursed from any other source. The term
includes the loss of the cash equivalent of one month's worth of
Social Security, railroad retirement, pension plan, retirement
plan, disability, veteran's retirement, [court-ordered child
support or court-ordered spousal] loss of support payments if
the payments are the primary source of the victim's income or
other similar benefit, and the victim is deprived of money as a
direct result of a crime.
"Loss of support." The loss of verifiable financial support
the direct victim would have contributed to surviving dependents
that is lost due to the death of the direct victim as a direct
result of a crime.
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"Out-of-pocket loss." The term includes the following losses
which shall be reimbursed at a rate set by the Office of
Victims' Services:
(1) expenses for unreimbursed and unreimbursable
expenses or indebtedness incurred for medical care,
nonmedical remedial care and treatment as approved by the
Office of Victims' Services or other services;
(2) expenses for counseling, prosthetic devices,
wheelchairs, canes, walkers, hearing aids, eyeglasses or
other corrective lenses or dental devices reasonably
necessary as a result of the crime upon which the claim is
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