Authorized Number of Beds for Veterans Administration State Homes

Grants to States for Construction or Acquisition of State Home Facilities--Update of Authorized Beds This proposed rule updates the number of authorized beds for Veterans Administration State Homes grant program. There is a 30 day comment period. Congress has authorized VA to provide grants to States for the construction or acquisition of State home facilities for the provision of care to veterans. The term ``State home'' means ``a home established by a State (other than a possession) for veterans disabled by age, disease, or otherwise who by reason of such disability are incapable of earning a living'' and ``includes such a home which furnishes nursing home care for veterans.'' Section 8134(a)(2) of title 38, U.S.C., mandates that VA prescribe for each State the number of nursing home and domiciliary beds for which grants may be furnished, which the proposed note to 38 CFR 59.40(a) would refer to as a State's ``unmet need'' number. To compute this number, VA estimates for each State the maximum number of nursing home and domiciliary beds needed by veterans in that State (which is the maximum number of such beds designated for each State, as shown on the chart in proposed Sec. 59.40(a)), and then subtracts the number of existing State home beds plus the number of those beds under construction or that would be constructed in accordance with the State's grant applications. Click the link below to see each state's authorized number of beds. FR Doc E9-16341