[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: 38CFR52.220]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
          CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)
 
PART 52--PER DIEM FOR ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE OF VETERANS IN STATE HOMES--
Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart D--Standards
 
Sec. 52.220  Transportation.

    Transportation of participants to and from the adult day health care 
facility must be a component of the overall program.
    (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, the 
adult day health care program management must provide or contract for 
transportation to enable participants, including persons with 
disabilities, to attend the program and to participate in facility-
sponsored outings.
    (2) The veteran or the family of a veteran may decline 
transportation offered by the adult day health care program management 
and make their own arrangements for the transportation.
    (b) The adult day health care program management must have a 
transportation policy that includes routine and emergency procedures, 
with a copy of the relevant procedures located in all program vehicles.
    (c) All vehicles transporting participants to and from adult day 
health care must be equipped with a device for two-way communication.
    (d) All facility-provided and contracted transportation systems must 
meet local, State and federal regulations.
    (e) The time to transport participant to or from the facility must 
not be more than 60 minutes except under unusual conditions, e.g., bad 
weather.

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