38 U.S.C. § 1710A | Required nursing home care

(a)

section 1710(a)(4) of this title The Secretary (subject to ) shall provide nursing home care which the Secretary determines is needed (1) to any veteran in need of such care for a service-connected disability, and (2) to any veteran who is in need of such care and who has a service-connected disability rated at 70 percent or more.

(b)

(1)

The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran described in subsection (a) who continues to need nursing home care is not, after placement in a Department nursing home, transferred from the facility without the consent of the veteran, or, in the event the veteran cannot provide informed consent, the representative of the veteran.

(2)

Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed as authorizing or requiring that a veteran who is receiving nursing home care in a Department nursing home on the date of the enactment of this section be displaced, transferred, or discharged from the facility.

(c)

The Secretary shall ensure that nursing home care provided under subsection (a) is provided in an age-appropriate manner.

(d)

September 30, 2026 The provisions of subsection (a) shall terminate on .

Pub. L. 106–117, title I, § 101(a)(1)Nov. 30, 1999113 Stat. 1547 Pub. L. 106–419, title II, § 224(a)Nov. 1, 2000114 Stat. 1846 Pub. L. 108–170, title I, § 106(b)Dec. 6, 2003117 Stat. 2046 Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVII, § 1706(b)Jan. 28, 2008122 Stat. 493 Pub. L. 110–387, title VIII, § 805Oct. 10, 2008122 Stat. 4141 Pub. L. 113–59, § 8Dec. 20, 2013127 Stat. 662 Pub. L. 113–175, title I, § 101Sept. 26, 2014128 Stat. 1902 Pub. L. 114–58, title I, § 102Sept. 30, 2015129 Stat. 532 Pub. L. 114–228, title I, § 102Sept. 29, 2016130 Stat. 937 Pub. L. 115–62, title I, § 102Sept. 29, 2017131 Stat. 1161 Pub. L. 115–251, title I, § 102Sept. 29, 2018132 Stat. 3168 Pub. L. 116–159, div. E, title I, § 5102Oct. 1, 2020134 Stat. 748 Pub. L. 117–180, div. E, title I, § 102Sept. 30, 2022136 Stat. 2136 Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title III, § 302Sept. 26, 2024138 Stat. 1539 Pub. L. 119–37, div. G, title I, § 7102Nov. 12, 2025139 Stat. 649(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 106–117Nov. 30, 1999The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is the date of enactment of , which was approved .

Amendments

Pub. L. 119–37September 30, 2026September 30, 20252025—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 118–83September 30, 2025September 30, 20242024—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 117–180September 30, 2024September 30, 20222022—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 116–159September 30, 2022September 30, 20202020—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 115–251September 30, 2020September 30, 20192018—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 115–62September 30, 2019December 31, 20172017—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 114–228December 31, 2017December 31, 20162016—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 114–58December 31, 2016December 31, 20152015—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 113–175December 31, 2015December 31, 20142014—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 113–59December 31, 2014December 31, 20132013—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 110–1812008—Subsec. (c). added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).

Pub. L. 110–387December 31, 2013December 31, 2008Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 110–181 redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).

Pub. L. 108–170December 31, 2008December 31, 20032003—Subsec. (c). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 106–419 section 1710(a)(4) of this title2000—Subsec. (a). inserted “(subject to )” after “The Secretary”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2025 Amendment

Pub. L. 119–37Sept. 30, 2025section 7406 of Pub. L. 119–37 section 111A of this titleAmendment by effective as if enacted on , see , set out as a note under .

Finding Related to Age-Appropriate Nursing Home Care

Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVII, § 1706(a)Jan. 28, 2008122 Stat. 493

“Congress finds that young veterans who are injured or disabled through military service and require long-term care should have access to age-appropriate nursing home care.”

, , , provided that:

Report to Congressional Committees

Pub. L. 106–117, title I, § 101(i)Nov. 30, 1999113 Stat. 1550 section 101 of Pub. L. 106–117January 1, 2003, , , required the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the operation of not later than .