title: Caregivers program. Interim final rule.
abstract: This document promulgates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) interim final regulations concerning a new caregiver benefits program provided by VA. This rule implements title I of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, which was signed into law on May 5, 2010. The purpose of the new caregiver benefits program is to provide certain medical, travel, training, and financial benefits to caregivers of certain veterans and servicemembers who were seriously injured in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012144:Respite Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*