By: Lozano H.B. No. 4651       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to compensation for health care services under the Crime   Victims' Compensation Act          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known as Sherry's Law.          SECTION 2.  Art. 56B.104, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 56B.104.  COMPENSATION FOR HEALTH CARE   SERVICES. (a) The attorney general shall award compensation for   health care services according to the medical fee guidelines   prescribed by Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code.          (b)  The attorney general, a claimant, or a victim is not   liable for health care service charges that exceed the medical fee   guidelines.  A health care provider shall accept compensation from   the attorney general as payment in full for the charges unless an   investigation of the charges by the attorney general determines   that there is a reasonable health care justification for the   deviation from the guidelines.          (c)  The attorney general may not compensate a claimant or   victim for health care services that the attorney general   determines are not medically necessary.          (d)  The attorney general, a claimant, or a victim is not   liable for a charge that is not medically necessary.          SECTION 3.  Art. 56B.106, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 56B.106.  LIMITS ON COMPENSATION.  (a)  Except as   otherwise provided by this article, awards payable to a victim and   any other claimant sustaining pecuniary loss because of injury or   death of that victim may not exceed $50,000 $100,000 in the   aggregate.          (b)  In addition to an award payable under Subsection (a),   the attorney general may award not more than $75,000$150,000 for   extraordinary pecuniary loss if the personal injury to a victim is   catastrophic and results in a total and permanent disability to the   victim and permanent loss of use of both hands and or both legs. An   award described by this subsection may shall be made by the first   anniversary of the criminally injurious conduct and annually   thereafter for lost wages and the reasonable and necessary costs   of:                (1)  making a home or motor vehicle accessible;                (2)  obtaining job training and vocational   rehabilitation;                (3)  training in the use of a special appliance;                (4)  receiving home health care;                (5)  durable medical equipment;                (6)  rehabilitation technology; and                (7)  long-term medical expenses incurred as a result of   medically indicated treatment for the personal injury.                (8)  Cost incurred for the rehabilitation of a victim's   residence to allow for ease of maneuverability from or as a result   of their injuries.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.