To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the requirement for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities and to expand eligibility for such care to all veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities.
Veterans Nursing Home Care Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care to: (1) any veteran for a service-connected disability (current law); and (2) any veteran in need of such care who has a service-connected disability rated at ten (currently 70) percent or more. Eliminates the termination date for such requirement (December 31, 2003).
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1253)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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