To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes.

Revises the formula for payments made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States for nursing home, domiciliary, and hospital care furnished to veterans who are eligible to receive such care in a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, but who instead receive such care in a State home.

 
HR 3568 IH
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3568
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments
to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 16, 1991
Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments
to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CARE FURNISHED IN STATE HOMES.
  (a) REVISION IN RATES- Subsections (a) and (b) of section 641 of title 38,
  United States Code, are amended to read as follows:
  `(a) The Secretary shall pay to a State amounts to offset costs incurred
  by that State for domiciliary care, nursing home care, and hospital care
  furnished to veterans who are eligible for such care in a Department
  facility and who receive such care in a State home of that State.
  `(b)(1) The amount of payments under subsection (a) for any period with
  respect to care provided at any State home shall be the product of--
  `(A) the number of days of veteran-patient care during such period; and
  `(B) the greater of--
  `(i) 30 percent of the per diem cost of care in that home; or
  `(ii) the current per diem rate authorized by the Secretary for domiciliary
  care, nursing home care, or hospital care, respectively.
  `(2) In no event shall the payments made with respect to any veteran under
  this section exceed one-half of the cost of the veterans' care in such
  State home.
  `(3) In this subsection, the term `per diem cost of care' means--
  `(A) the total cost of operation of a State home over a specified period,
  divided by
  `(B) the number of days of patient care during that period.'.
  (b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
  respect to payments for care furnished in State homes after the last day
  of the fiscal-year quarter in which this Act is enacted.