[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 294 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 294

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the 
transfer of veterans to non-Department medical foster homes for certain 
             veterans who are unable to live independently.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2015

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 authorize the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the 
transfer of veterans to non-Department medical foster homes for certain 
             veterans who are unable to live independently.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Veterans Choice 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER 
              OF VETERANS NON-DEPARTMENT MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES.

    (a) Authority.--Section 1720 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h)(1) During the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
at the request of a veteran for whom the Secretary is required to 
provide nursing home care under section 1710A of this title, the 
Secretary may transfer the veteran to a medical foster home that meets 
Department standards, at the expense of the United States, pursuant to 
a contract or agreement entered into between the Secretary and the 
medical foster home for such purpose. A veteran who is transferred to a 
medical foster home under this subsection shall agree, as a condition 
of such transfer, to accept home health services furnished by the 
Secretary under section 1717 of this title.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `medical foster 
home' means a home designed to provide non-institutional, long-term, 
supportive care for veterans who are unable to live independently and 
prefer a family setting.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (h) of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2015.
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