[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 38, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 38CFR51.10] [Page 821] TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED) PART 51--PER DIEM FOR NURSING HOME CARE OF VETERANS IN STATE HOMES--Table of Contents Subpart B--Obtaining Per Diem for Nursing Home Care in State Homes Sec. 51.10 Per diem based on recognition and certification. VA will pay per diem to a State for providing nursing home care to eligible veterans in a facility if the Under Secretary for Health recognizes the facility as a State home based on a current certification that the facility and facility management meet the standards of subpart D of this part. Also, after recognition has been granted, VA will continue to pay per diem to a State for providing nursing home care to eligible veterans in such a facility for a temporary period based on a certification that the facility and facility management provisionally meet the standards of subpart D. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1710, 1741-1743)