How does the crime victims compensation fund pay you back?

Once you've applied and been approved by the crime victims compensation funding lets say 5,000 ( for medical,dental,lost wages) how do they get that money to you? Do they write a check to you or do they actually take care of getting the money to the hospital etc?
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I had to use that once and they paid the hospital and the doctors and a landlord deposit to move and even offered to buy me a bus ticket if I wanted to go to a different state where my family was. They never gave me any money, I had to submit bills to them and they would pay the bills.
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