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VA RIN: 2900-AO71 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its medical regulations concerning eligibility for the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. The HCHV program provides per diem payments to non-VA community-based facilities that provide housing, outreach services, case management services, and rehabilitative services, and may provide care and/or treatment to homeless veterans who are enrolled in or eligible for VA health care. The proposed rule would modify VA's HCHV regulations to conform to changes enacted in the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012. Specifically, the proposed rule would remove the requirement that homeless veterans be diagnosed with a serious mental illness to qualify for the HCHV program. This change would make the program available to all homeless veterans who are enrolled in or eligible for VA health care. The proposed rule would also update the definition of homeless to match in part the one used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The proposed rule would further clarify that the services provided by the HCHV program through non-VA community-based providers must include case management services, including non-clinical case management, as appropriate. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 63.2    38 CFR 17.36 and 17.37    24 CFR 576.2   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 2031   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/15/2014  79 FR 27826   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/14/2014 
Final Action  05/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Robert Hallett
Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Manager
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Ave NW.,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:781 687-3187
Email: robert.hallett@va.gov