Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 1.djvu/969

 99 STAT. 947

PUBLIC LAW 99-166—DEC. 3, 1985 "(i) who is transferred to a non-Veterans' Administration nursing home from a hospital under the direct jurisdiction of the Administrator; and "(ii) whose hospitalization was primarily for a serviceconnected disability; "(B) in a case in which the nursing home care is required for a service-connected disability; or "(C) in a case in which, in the judgment of the Administrator, a longer period of nursing home care is warranted. "(4) A veteran who is furnished care by the Administrator in a hospital or domiciliary facility in Alaska or Hawaii may be furnished nursing home care at the expense of the United States under this subsection even if such hospital or domiciliary facility is not under the direct jurisdiction of the Administrator.".

Alaska. Hawaii.

Co) ADMISSION TO CONTRACT NURSING HOMES OF CERTAIN VETER-

ANS.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(d)"; (2) by striking out "to any public or private institution not under the jurisdiction of the Administrator which furnishes nursing home care" in the first sentence and inserting in heu thereof "to any non-Veterans' Administration nursing home"; (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "The Administrator may also authorize a direct admission to such a nursing home for nursing home care for any veteran who has been discharged from a hospital under the direct jurisdiction of the Administrator and who is currently receiving medical services as part of home health services from the Veterans' Administration.; (4) by striking out the sentence beginning "Such admission" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) Direct admission authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsec- Physicians. tion may be authorized upon determination of need therefor— "(A) by a physician employed by the Veterans' Administration; or "(B) in areas where no such physician is available, by a physician carrying out such function under contract or fee arrangement, based on an examination by such physician."; and (5) by designating the last sentence as paragraph (3). (c)

DEFINITION

OF NON-VETERANS'

ADMINISTRATION

NURSING

HOME.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(e)"; (2) by striking out "subsection (a)(ii)" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (a)(2)(B)"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(2) For the purposes of this section, the term 'non-Veterans' Administration nursing home' means a public or private institution not under the direct jurisdiction of the Administrator which furnishes nursing home care.". (d) IMPROVEMENT IN PENSION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—(1) In

38 USC 3203

order to improve the timeliness of adjustments made pursuant to note. section 3203(a) of title 38, United States Code, in the amount of 98 Stat. 43. pension being paid to a veteran who is being furnished nursing home care by the Veterans' Administration, the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration shall develop improved procedures for notifying the Chief Benefits Director of the Veterans' Administration when a veteran is admitted to a nursing home.

�