12 2 STA T .49 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 as s i s tedl i v i ng se r vi c es o n b e h al f of eligible veterans w ith a p rovider participating u nder a S tate plan or waiver under title XI X of the Social Securit yA ct (42U. S. C . 1396 et se q . ) . (2) S TAND A R D S . —T he Secretary m ay not place , transfer, or admit a veteran to any facility for assisted living services under the pilot program unless the Secretary determines that the facility meets such standards as the Secretary may pre - scribe for purposes of the pilot program. Such standards shall, tothee x tent practicable, be consistent with the standards of F ederal, State, and local agencies charged with the responsi- bility of licensing or otherwise regulating or inspecting such facilities. (d) C O NT I N U ATION O F CAS EM ANA G E M ENT AND R E H A B I L ITATION SER V I C ES.—In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall— (1) continue to provide each veteran who is receiving assisted living services under the pilot program with rehabilita- tive services
and (2) designate employees of the V eterans H ealth Administra- tion of the D epartment of Veterans Affairs to furnish case management services for veterans participating in the pilot program. (e) RE P ORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.— N ot later than 6 0 days after the comple- tion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans ’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the pilot program. (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following
(A) A description of the pilot program. ( B ) An assessment of the utility of the activities under the pilot program in enhancing the rehabilitation, quality of life, and community reintegration of veterans with trau- matic brain in j ury. (C) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate regarding the extension or expansion of the pilot program. (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘ ‘assisted living services’’ means services of a facility in providing room, board, and personal care for and supervision of residents for their health, safety, and welfare. (2) The term ‘‘case management services’’ includes the coordination and facilitation of all services furnished to a vet- eran by the Department of Veterans Affairs, either directly or through a contract, including assessment of needs, planning, referral (including referral for services to be furnished by the Department, either directly or through a contract, or by an entity other than the Department), monitoring, reassessment, and followup. (3) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a veteran who— (A) is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1 7 0 5 of title 3 8 , United States Code; (B) has received hospital care or medical services pro- vided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury;
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