§1074j Sub-acute Care Program

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must set up a sub-acute care benefits program that joins with existing military health benefits. The Secretary will write rules to run the program after talking with the other service secretaries. The program provides the same kinds of care as under the cited military health law and adds two main benefits: skilled nursing facility care given under the Social Security Act rules at 1861(h) and (i) (but the day limits in 1812(a) and (b) do not apply), and part‑time or intermittent home health care under 1861(m). Defined terms: skilled nursing facility — the same type of facility named in the Social Security Act; spell of illness — the same period of illness named in the Social Security Act. The Secretary of Defense may continue or extend home health care for people who already had it to ensure a smooth transition.