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State Home Per Diem Program

Contact Us
Email questions to: State Home Per Diem Program Office
National Association of State Veterans Homes
VA Financial Center Help Desk: 877-489-6135
State Home Per Diem Program Contacts
Colette Alvarez, National Program ManagerBrenda Wiggins, Program Analyst
Robin Lateef, Budget Analyst
Stephen Pellicer, Lead Program Specialist
Jim Peters, Program Specialist
Cheri Baloun, Program Specialist
Desarine Melendrez, Program Specialist
John Broderick, Program Specialist
State Home Per Diem – Regulations and Policies
These are the current regulations, laws, policies, directives, and publications relating to the State Home Per Diem Program.
Regulations and Statues
- 2 CFR §200.400-200.475 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
- 38 CFR §17 – Medical
- 38 CFR §51 – Per Diem for Nursing Home, Domiciliary, or Adult Day Health Care of Veterans in State Homes
- 38 CFR §53 – Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes
- 38 CFR §59 – Grants to States for Construction or Acquisition of Sate Homes
- 38 USC §101 – Definitions
- 38 USC §1710 – Eligibility for Hospital, Nursing Home, and Domiciliary Care
- 38 USC §1712 – Dental care; Drugs and Medicines for Certain Disabled Veterans; Vaccines • 38 USC §1741 – Criteria for Payment
- 38 USC §1742 – Inspections of Such Homes; Restrictions on Beneficiaries
- 38 USC §1743 – Applications
- 38 USC §1744 – Hiring and Retention of Nurses; Payments to Assist States
- 38 USC §1745 – Nursing Home Care, Adult Day Health Care, and Medications for Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities
- 38 USC §5303 – Certain Bars to Benefits
- 38 USC §5303A – Minimum Active-Duty Service Requirement
Public Law
- Public Law 109-461 Sec. 211 – Modifications to State Home Authorities
- Public Law 112-154 Sec. 105 – Contracts and Agreements for Nursing Home Care
- Public Law 115-159 – State Veterans Home Adult Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
- Public Law 115-182 Sec. 103 – Conforming Amendments for State Veterans Homes
Federal Register Notices
- 84 FR 67868 (December 12, 2019) – Final Rule – Contracts and State Home Care Agreements for State Home Nursing Home Care
- 78 FR 73441 (December 6, 2013) – Final Rule – Grants to State for Construction or Acquisition of State Homes
- 77 FR 72738 (December 6, 2012) – Interim Final Rule – Contracts and Provider Agreements for State Home Nursing Home Care
- 77 FR 59318 (September 27, 2012) – Final Rule – Removal of 30-Day Residency Requirement for Per Diem Payments
- 74 FR 19426 (April 29, 2009) – Final Rule – Per Diem for Nursing Home Care of Veterans in State Homes
Directives and Handbooks
- VHA Handbook 1140.5 – Community Hospice Care: Referral and Purchased Procedures
- VHA Directive 1145.01 – Survey Procedures for State Veterans Homes (SVH) Providing Nursing Home Care and/or Adult Day Health Care
- VHA Directive 1601SH.01 – State Home Per Diem (SHPD) Program
- VHA Directive 1630(1) – Catastrophically Disabled Veteran Evaluations, Enrollment, and Certain Copayment Exemptions
- VHA Directive 1660.01 – Health Care Resources Sharing Authority – Selling
- VHA Directive 2011-035 – VA Support for the Provision of Medications to Eligible Veterans in a State Veterans Nursing Home
Resources
e-Invoice and OB10 Training for State Veterans Homes