Caregiver Support Program Interim Rule for the Implementation of the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
May 5, 2011 On May 5, 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs VA) released an interim final rule on a new family caregiver benefit program. The program, authorized by the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010, provides primary family caregivers of eligible post-9/11 veterans with a stipend, mental health services, and access to health care insurance, if they are not already entitled to care or services under a health plan. The VA started accepting applications for the new caregivers program on May 9, 2011. Download the Report . . .
