Removal of 30-Day Residency Requirement for Per Diem Payments
VA · va-other · Published 2012-09-27 · Effective 2012-11-26 · 77 FR 59318
Document
Document number
2012-23775
Federal Register citation
77 FR 59318
CFR reference
38 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2012-09-27
Effective date
2012-11-26
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking direct final action to amend its regulations concerning per diem payments to State homes for the provision of nursing home care to veterans. Specifically, this rule removes the requirement that a veteran must have resided in a State home for 30 consecutive days before VA will pay per diem for that veteran when there is no overnight stay. The intended effect of this direct final rule is to permit per diem payments to State homes for veterans who do not stay overnight, regardless of how long the veterans have resided at the State homes, so that the State homes will hold the veterans' beds until the veterans return.