Pub. L. 94-581, tit. I, sec. 107

Sec. 107. (a) Subsection (a) of section 642 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: “No payment or grant may be made to any home under this subchapter unless such home is determined by the Administrator to meet such standards as the Administrator shall prescribe, which standards with respect to nursing home care shall be no less stringent than those prescribed pursuant to section 620 (b) of this title,”. (b) Section 5034 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking out “subchapter” the first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “section or any amendment to it with respect to such amendment”; and (2) inserting at the end thereof the following new clause: “(3) General standards for the furnishing of nursing home care in facilities which are constructed with assistance received under this subchapter, which standards shall be no less stringent than those standards prescribed by the Administrator pursuant to section 620(b) of this title. The Administrator may inspect any State facility constructed with assistance received under this subchapter at such times as the Administrator deems necessary to insure that such facility meets such standards.”.