A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a more equitable formula for payments by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to States for the cost of care provided in State nursing homes to veterans eligible for such care in Veterans' Administration facilities.

Summary

Reformulates the reimbursement by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to a State for the cost incurred in providing medical facility care in State homes to veterans eligible for such care in Veterans' Administration facilities. Establishes the per diem rate of payment at 30 percent of the average cost of such care at a Veterans' Administration facility, not to exceed 50 percent of the cost of such care in the State home.

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Timeline

1. 29 April 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 5 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 December 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

6. 21 April 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 April 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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