[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR17.57]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 17_MEDICAL--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  17.57  Use of community nursing homes.

    (a) Nursing home care in a contract public or private nursing home 
facility may be authorized for the following: Any veteran who has been 
discharged from a hospital under the direct jurisdiction of VA and is 
currently receiving VA hospital based home health services.


(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1720; sec. 108, Pub. L. 99-166)

    (b) To the extent that resources are available and are not otherwise 
required to assure that VA can furnish needed care and treatment to 
veterans described in 38 U.S.C. 1710(a)(1), the Under Secretary for 
Health may furnish care under this paragraph to any veteran described in 
38 U.S.C. 1710(a)(2) if the veteran agrees to pay the United States an 
amount as determined in 38 U.S.C. 1710(f).


(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1710, 1720; sec. 19011, Pub. L. 99-272)

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1720(b)

[51 FR 25067, July 10, 1986. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 21965, 
21966, May 13, 1996 and further redesignated at 63 FR 39515, July 23, 
1998]

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