(a)(1) The Secretary shall enter into a contract (or agreement under section 1720(c)(1) of this title) with each State home for payment by the Secretary for nursing home care provided in the home, in any case in which such care is provided to any veteran as follows:
(A) Any veteran in need of such care for a service-connected disability.
(B) Any veteran who—
(i) has a service-connected disability rated at 70 percent or more; and
(ii) is in need of such care.
(2) Payment under each contract (or agreement) between the Secretary and a State home under paragraph (1) shall be based on a methodology, developed by the Secretary in consultation with the State home, to adequately reimburse the State home for the care provided by the State home under the contract (or agreement).
(3) Payment by the Secretary under paragraph (1) to a State home for nursing home care provided to a veteran described in that paragraph constitutes payment in full to the State home for such care furnished to that veteran.
(b) The Secretary shall furnish such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician as specific therapy in the treatment of illness or injury to any veteran as follows:
(1) Any veteran who—
(A) is not being provided nursing home care for which payment is payable under subsection (a); and
(B) is in need of such drugs and medicines for a service-connected disability.
(2) Any veteran who—
(A) has a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more;
(B) is not being provided nursing home care for which payment is payable under subsection (a); and
(C) is in need of such drugs and medicines.
(c) Any State home that requests payment or reimbursement for services provided to a veteran under this section shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary considers necessary to identify each individual veteran eligible for payment under such section.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 109–461, title II, §211(a)(1), (2), (b)(1), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3418, 3419; Pub. L. 112–154, title I, §105(a), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1170.)
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