California Military and Veterans Code 1012.4 – Notwithstanding Section 1012, the department may arrange by contract …
Notwithstanding Section 1012, the department may arrange by contract or any other form of agreement with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to do all of the following:
(a) Authorize veterans, collateral dependents, and other beneficiaries authorized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, who are not members of a Veterans’ Home of California, to receive outpatient medical services at that home.
Terms Used In California Military and Veterans Code 1012.4
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Veterans Affairs. See California Military and Veterans Code 1010
- Home: means any facility operated by the department for the provision of long-term care, assisted living, adult day health, independent living, or other health care services to eligible veterans. See California Military and Veterans Code 1010
(b) Establish rates for reimbursement from the federal government to the State of California for outpatient services rendered by a Veterans’ Home of California to veterans who are authorized under subdivision (a).
(c) Establish and charge fees for outpatient services rendered by a Veterans’ Home of California.
(d) The outpatient services and reimbursement procedures authorized under subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) may be established for any veterans’ home established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 47. (SB 96) Effective June 27, 2017.)