[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: 38CFR51.20]

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            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. 51.20  Application for recognition based on certification.

    To apply for recognition and certification of a State home for 
nursing home care, a State must:
    (a) Send a request for recognition and certification to the Under 
Secretary for Health (10), VA Headquarters, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20420. The request must be in the form of a letter and 
must be signed by the State official authorized to establish the State 
home;
    (b) Allow VA to survey the facility as set forth in Sec. 51.30(c); 
and
    (c) Upon request from the director of the VA medical center of 
jurisdiction, submit to the director all documentation required under 
subpart D of this part.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1710, 1741-1743)