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Reimburse Veterans for Domiciliary Care Act
3/11/2024, 4:30 PM
Summary of Bill HR 3368
The bill proposes to reimburse veterans for the cost of domiciliary care services, including room and board, medical care, and other necessary expenses. This reimbursement would help alleviate the financial burden on veterans who require this type of care.
The bill also includes provisions to ensure that veterans receive high-quality care by requiring facilities that provide domiciliary care to meet certain standards and regulations. This is important to ensure that veterans receive the best possible care and support during their time in these facilities. Overall, the Reimburse Veterans for Domiciliary Care Act aims to support and honor the service of veterans by providing them with the financial assistance they need to access essential domiciliary care services. It also seeks to improve the quality of care provided to veterans by establishing standards for facilities that offer these services.
Congressional Summary of HR 3368
Reimburse Veterans for Domiciliary Care Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prescribe a rule related to the waiver of certain requirements for the payment of per diem for domiciliary care in a state home. (A state home is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and are incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.)
Under the bill, the VA must prescribe a rule that authorizes the waiver of certain requirements for a veteran to be eligible for per diem payments for domiciliary care at a state home if the veteran has met at least four of the current requirements or the waiver would be in the best interest of the veteran.
In prescribing the rule, the VA must ensure its authority to provide payments to state homes is retroactive to January 5, 2021.
