Sec. 20006. modifications to veteran directed care program of department of veterans affairs
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## Sec. 20006 modifications to veteran directed care program of department of veterans affairs ###
(a)Telephone or Telehealth Renewals For the Veteran Directed Care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (in this section referred to as the “Program”), during the period specified in subsection (f), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— ####
(1)waive the requirement that a covered provider process new enrollments and six-month renewals for the Program via an in-person or home visit; and ####
(2)allow new enrollments and sixth-month renewals for the Program to be conducted via telephone or telehealth modality. ###
(b)No Suspension or Disenrollment During the period specified in subsection (f), the Secretary shall not suspend or dis-enroll a veteran or caregiver of a veteran from the Program unless— ####
(1)requested to do so by the veteran or a representative of the veteran; or ####
(2)a mutual decision is made between the veteran and a health care provider of the veteran to suspend or dis-enroll the veteran or caregiver from the Program. ###
(c)Waiver of Paperwork Requirement During the period specified in subsection (f), the Secretary may waive the requirement for signed, mailed paperwork to confirm the enrollment or renewal of a veteran in the Program and may allow verbal consent of the veteran via telephone or telehealth modality to suffice for purposes of such enrollment or renewal. ###
(d)Waiver of Other Requirements During the period specified in subsection (f), the Secretary shall waive— ####
(1)any penalty for late paperwork relating to the Program; and ####
(2)any requirement to stop payments for veterans or caregivers of veterans under the Program if they are out of State for more than 14 days. ###
(e)Transfer of Certain Veterans to the Program During the period specified in subsection (f), the Secretary shall allow a veteran residing in an area covered by the Program to be transferred to the Program for the duration of such period if— ####
(1)the veteran had been receiving extended care services paid for by the Department, such as adult day services or homemaker or home health aide services, immediately preceding such period; and ####
(2)those services are no longer available due to a public health emergency. ###
(f)Period Specified The period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on the date on which a public health emergency was first declared and ending on the date that is 60 days after the date on which a public health emergency is no longer in effect. ###
(g)Covered Provider Defined In this section, the term “**covered provider**” means a provider participating in the Program, including— ####
(1)an Aging and Disability Resource Center, an area agency on aging, or a State agency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)); or ####
(2)a center for independent living (as defined in section 702 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796a)).
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