[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR17.49]

[Page 600-601]
 
            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 17--MEDICAL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 17.49  Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residences program.

    (a) This section sets forth requirements for persons residing in 
housing under the Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residences 
program.
    (b) House managers shall be responsible for coordinating and 
supervising the day-to-day operations of the facilities. The local VA 
program coordinator shall select each house manager and may give 
preference to an individual who is a current or past resident of the 
facility or the program. A house manager must have the following 
qualifications:
    (1) A stable, responsible and caring demeanor;
    (2) Leadership qualities including the ability to motivate;
    (3) Effective communication skills including the ability to 
interact;
    (4) A willingness to accept feedback;
    (5) A willingness to follow a chain of command.
    (c) Each resident admitted to the Transitional Residence, except for 
a house manager, must also be in the Compensated Work Therapy program.
    (d) Each resident, except for a house manager, must bi-weekly, in 
advance, pay a fee to VA for living in the housing. The local VA program 
coordinator will establish the fee for each resident in accordance with 
the provisions of paragraph (d)(1) of this section.
    (1) The total amount of actual operating expenses of the residence 
(utilities, maintenance, furnishings, appliances, service equipment, all 
other operating costs) for the previous fiscal year plus 15 percent of 
that amount equals the total operating budget for the current fiscal 
year. The total operating budget is to be divided by the average number 
of beds occupied during the previous fiscal year and the resulting 
amount is the average yearly amount per bed. The bi-weekly fee shall 
equal 1/26th of the average yearly amount per bed, except that a 
resident shall not, on average, pay more than 30 percent of their gross 
CWT (Compensated Work Therapy) bi-weekly earnings. The VA program 
manager shall, bi-annually, conduct a review of the factors in this 
paragraph for determining resident payments. If he or she determines 
that the payments are too high or too low by more than 5 percent of the 
total operating budget, he or she shall recalculate resident payments 
under the criteria set forth in this paragraph, except that the 
calculations shall be based on the current fiscal year (actual amounts 
for the elapsed portion and projected amounts for the remainder).

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    (2) If the revenues of a residence do not meet the expenses of the 
residence resulting in an inability to pay actual operating expenses, 
the medical center of jurisdiction shall provide the funds necessary to 
return the residence to fiscal solvency in accordance with the 
provisions of this section.
    (e) The length of stay in housing under the Compensated Work 
Therapy/Transitional Residences program is based on the individual needs 
of each resident, as determined by consensus of the resident and his/her 
VA Clinical Treatment team. However, the length of stay should not 
exceed 12 months.


(Authority: 38 U.S.C.1772)

[67 FR 4668, Jan. 31, 2002]

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