Fed Regist. 2012 Dec 6;77(235):72738-61.
This interim final rule amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to allow VA to enter into contracts or provider agreements with State homes for the nursing home care of certain disabled veterans. This rulemaking is required to implement a change in law that revises how VA will pay for care provided to these veterans and authorizes VA to use provider agreements to pay for such care. The change made by this law applies to all care provided to these veterans in State homes on and after February 2, 2013.
本暂行最终规则修订了退伍军人事务部(VA)的规定,允许VA与州立疗养院签订合同或达成服务提供协议,为某些残疾退伍军人提供疗养院护理服务。此次规则制定是为了实施一项法律变更,该变更修订了VA为这些退伍军人提供护理服务的付费方式,并授权VA使用服务提供协议来支付此类护理费用。该法律所做的变更适用于2013年2月2日及之后在州立疗养院为这些退伍军人提供的所有护理服务。