Final Rule: Grants to States for Construction and Acquisition of State Home Facilities

SUMMARY: This document affirms as final, with changes, an interim final rule that amended regulations regarding grants to States:

• for the construction or acquisition of State homes for furnishing domiciliary and nursing home care to veterans, or
• for the expansion, remodeling, or alteration of existing State homes for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, or adult day health care to veterans,
• the methodology for determining the number of authorized beds per State.

This rule is necessary to update the regulations and to implement statutory provisions, including provisions of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act. This document also incorporates some non-substantive changes to the regulations in the interim final rule and recognizes a change made to 38 CFR 59.50(b) on February 14, 2007.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date is October 8, 2008.