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      Sec. 54-216. Restitution services. (a) The Office of Victim Services or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner may order that services be provided for the restitution of any person eligible for such services in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such services may include but shall not be limited to medical, psychiatric, psychological and social services and social rehabilitation services.

      (b) The Office of Victim Services or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner may order that such restitution services be provided to victims of child abuse and members of their families, victims of sexual assault and members of their families and members of the family of any victim of homicide.

      (c) The Office of Victim Services may contract with any public or private agency for any services ordered under this section.

      (P.A. 79-505, S. 3, 7; P.A. 85-538, S. 1; P.A. 87-554, S. 15; P.A. 93-310, S. 14, 32; P.A. 95-175, S. 9.)

      History: P.A. 85-538 inserted new Subsec. (b) re restitution services to victims of child abuse and their families and members of the family of any victim of homicide, relettering former Subsec. (b) accordingly; P.A. 87-554 replaced "board" with "commission"; P.A. 93-310 changed "commission" to "office of victim services or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner", effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-175 amended Subsec. (b) by including victims of sexual assault and members of their families.