United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2017-01-26 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fc66fb D09002ee1c7fc6769 United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency 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. 77 FR 59318 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-09-27/2012-23775 2012-23775 fr27se12-5 RIN 2900-AO36 8320-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-09-27/2012-23775 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-09-27/html/2012-23775.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-09-27/pdf/2012-23775.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Claims Grant Programs-Health Grant Programs-Veterans Health Care Health Facilities Health Professions Health Records Mental Health Programs Nursing Homes Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Travel and Transportation Expenses Veterans 3 p. 59318 59320 77 FR 59318 Title 38 Part 51 38 CFR Part 51 RIN 2900-AO36 Removal of 30-Day Residency Requirement for Per Diem Payments; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-23775 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2012-11-26 2012-10-29 8320-01-P 2012-23775 Direct final rule.

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.

Effective: This rule is effective on November 26, 2012, without further notice, unless VA receives a significant adverse comment by October 29, 2012. If significant adverse comment is received, VA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register. Harold Bailey, Program Management Officer (Director of Administration), VA Health Administration Center, Purchased Care (10NB3), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20420, (303) 331-7551. (This is not a toll-free number.) Administrative Practice and Procedure Claims Grant Programs-Health Grant Programs-Veterans Health Care Health Facilities Health Professions Health Records Mental Health Programs Nursing Homes Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Travel and Transportation Expenses Veterans Removal of 30-Day Residency Requirement for Per Diem Payments , http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 77, no. 188 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-09-27 continuing daily deposited born digital 274 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-09-27 P0b002ee19382772f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr27se12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-09-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-09-27/pdf/FR-2012-09-27.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-09-27/xml/FR-2012-09-27.xml fdlp 59275 59540 DGPO 2017-01-26 2024-06-03 FR-2012-09-27 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-09-27 77 188