[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2530 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2530

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased 
 flexibility in establishing rates for reimbursement of State homes by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care provided to 
                               veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2011

  Mr. Michaud (for himself and Mr. Miller of Florida) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased 
 flexibility in establishing rates for reimbursement of State homes by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care provided to 
                               veterans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PAYMENT RATES FOR 
              NURSING HOME CARE PROVIDED BY STATE HOMES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1745(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary shall pay 
        each State home for nursing home care at the rate determined 
        under paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall enter 
        into a contract (or agreement under section 1720(c)(1) of this 
        title) with each State home for payment by the Secretary for 
        nursing home care provided in the home''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
        new paragraph (2):
    ``(2) Payment under each contract (or agreement) between the 
Secretary and a State home under paragraph (1) shall be based on a 
methodology, developed by the Secretary in consultation with the State 
home, to adequately reimburse the State home for the care provided by 
the State home under the contract (or agreement).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to care provided on or after January 1, 2012.
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