State Veterans Homes Domiciliary Care Flexibility Act

Bill: 116-hr-8076
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2020-08-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Veterans Affairs

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>State Veterans Homes Domiciliary Care Flexibility Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to waive existing eligibility requirements for a veteran to receive per diem payments for domiciliary care at a state home if the veteran has met at least four of such requirements (e.g., can feed himself or herself), or the waiver would be in the best interest of the veteran. A <i>state home</i> is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and are incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8076 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 21, 2020 Mr. Golden (for himself, Mr. Young , and Ms. Pingree ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive certain eligibility requirements for a veteran to receive per diem payments for domiciliary care at a State home, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Veterans Homes Domiciliary Care Flexibility Act . 2. Waiver of requirements of Department of Veterans Affairs for receipt of per diem payments for domiciliary care at State homes and modification of eligibility for such payments (a) Waiver of requirements Notwithstanding section 1741 of title 38, United States Code (as amended by subsection (b)), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify section 51.51(b) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to provide the Secretary the authority to waive the requirements under such section 51.51(b) for a veteran to be eligible for per diem payments for domiciliary care at a State home if— (1) the veteran has met not fewer than four of the requirements set forth in such section; or (2) such waiver would be in the best interest of the veteran. (b) Modification of eligibility Section 1741(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in the flush text following subparagraph (B), by striking in a Department facility and inserting under the laws administered by the Secretary . (c) State home defined In this section, the term State home has the meaning given that term in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code.