Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
The Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries as eligible providers under the Veterans Community Care Program. It expands the types of personnel who can be engaged through a nurse registry to include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, and homemakers, and it defines what a nurse registry is. The bill also ensures that nurse registries meet applicable state licensure requirements. In short, this bill would broaden VA’s community care options for veterans by officially incorporating nurse registries into the program, potentially increasing access to home-based care for veterans who need support at home.
Key Points
- 1Expands recognition under the Veterans Community Care Program to include nurse registries as eligible providers.
- 2Broadens the pool of personnel considered within a nurse registry to include RNs, LPNs, CNAs, HHAs, companions, and homemakers.
- 3Adds a formal definition of “nurse registry,” including the function of procuring contracts/agreements on behalf of care workers and ensuring licensure compliance.
- 4Requires nurse registries to satisfy applicable state licensure requirements.
- 5Changes are enacted by amending 38 U.S.C. §1703 (specifically subsection (c) and adding a new subsection (q)(3)) to incorporate the new definitions and provisions.