---
title: "Line counselling against compensation coverage and restitution for care"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/request-approved-counselling-under-a-victims-support-scheme/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-KE20261022-15-US"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Line counselling against compensation coverage and restitution for care

> List the counselling or other mental-health care, the provider, and the dates. Do not approve a course of treatment or state an award.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/request-approved-counselling-under-a-victims-support-scheme/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Victims of Crime Support & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List the counselling or other mental-health care, the provider, and the dates. Do not approve a course of treatment or state an award. |
| What the lawyer must review | 34 U.S.C. § 20102(b)(1)(A) includes, in the compensation an eligible program offers, medical expenses attributable to a physical injury resulting from a compensable crime, including expenses for mental health counseling and care. The term medical expenses also includes, to the extent provided under the eligible program, eyeglasses or other corrective lenses, dental services and devices, prosthetic devices, and services rendered in accordance with a method of healing recognized by the law of the state. 18 U.S.C. § 3663A(b)(2)(A), where that section applies, requires restitution for the cost of necessary medical and related professional services relating to physical, psychiatric, and psychological care, including nonmedical care and treatment rendered in accordance with a method of healing recognized by the law of the place of treatment. You decide which statute applies and whether the expense is attributable to the injury. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Request approved counselling under a victims support scheme](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/request-approved-counselling-under-a-victims-support-scheme.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the counselling or other mental-health care, the provider, and the dates. Do not approve a course of treatment or state an award.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The compensation grant does not set the number of counselling sessions.
- Restitution under § 3663A is ordered at sentencing for an offense described in subsection (c). It is not a compensation-program payment.

## Sources

- [34 U.S.C. § 20102 (crime victim compensation)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/34/20102) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [18 U.S.C. § 3663A (mandatory restitution to victims of certain crimes)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3663A) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*