Pub. L. 94-581, tit. I, sec. 102

Sec. 102. Section 601 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) amending paragraph (5) by striking out in clause (B) all after “training” and inserting in lieu thereof “for the members of the immediate family or legal guardian of a veteran, or the individual in whose household such’ veteran certifies an intention to live, as may be essential to the effective treatment and rehabilitation of a veteran or dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence of section 613(b) of this title; and”; (2) amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: “(6) The term ‘medical services’ includes, in addition to medical examination, treatment, and rehabilitative services— “(A) (i) surgical services, dental services and appliances as authorized in section 612 (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this title, optometric and podiatric services, and (except under the conditions described in section 612(f)(1)(A) of this title), wheelchairs, artificial limbs, trusses, and similar appliances, special clothing made necessary by the wearing of prosthetic appliances, and such other supplies or services as the Administrator determines to be reasonable and necessary, and (ii) travel and incidental expenses pursuant to the provisions of section 111 of this title; and “(B) such consultation, professional counseling, training, and mental health services as are necessary in connection with the treatment— “(i) of the service-connected disability of a veteran pursuant to section 612 (a) of this title, and “(ii) in the discretion of the Administrator, of the non-service-connected disability of a veteran eligible for treatment under section 612(f) (1) (B) of this title where such services were initiated during the veteran’s hospitalization and the provision of such services on an outpatient basis is essential to permit the discharge of the veteran from the hospital, for the members of the immediate family or legal guardian of a veteran, or the individual in whose household such veteran certifies an intention to live, as may be essential to the effective treatment and rehabilitation of the veteran (including, under the terms and conditions set forth in section 111 of this title, necessary 90 STAT. 2844expenses of travel and subsistence of such family member or individual in the ease of a veteran who is receiving care for a service-connected disability, or in the case of dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence, of section 613(b) of this title). For the purposes of this paragraph, a dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence of section 613(b) of this title shall be eligible for the same medical services as a veteran.”; (3) amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: “(7) The term ‘domiciliary care’ includes necessary medical services and travel and incidental expenses pursuant to the provisions of section 111 of this title.”; and (4) inserting at the end of such section the following new paragraph: “(8) The term ‘rehabilitative services’ means such professional, counseling, and guidance services and treatment programs (other than those types of vocational rehabilitation services provided under chapter 31 of this title) as are necessary to restore, to the maximum extent possible, the physical, mental, and psychological functioning of an ill or disabled person.”.