96-29422. Future of VA Long-Term Care Advisory Committee, Notice of Establishment

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 223 (Monday, November 18, 1996)]
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[FR Doc No: 96-29422]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Future of VA Long-Term Care Advisory Committee, Notice of 
Establishment

    As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, U.S.C. (App. 1), the VA hereby gives notice of the establishment 
of the Future of VA Long-Term Care Advisory Committee. The Committee's 
review is essential to ensure that VA is sufficiently addressing the 
long-term care needs of veterans, thus VA has determined that this 
action is in the public interest. Additionally, this Committee's 
mission does not duplicate the mission of any VA committee.
    The objectives of this Committee are to advise the Under Secretary 
for Health about the structure and delivery of long-term care services 
and make recommendations necessary for VA to foster progress in this 
area. The Committee will review the background of nursing home and 
community-based long-term care in VA, its existing structure, and its 
mission within the new healthcare arena and the demographic changes of 
the veteran population. The Committee will examine such issues as: 
target populations for long-term care services; the size and mix of 
institutional and non-institutional services; and priorities for care 
when demand for services exceeds the supply.
    The Committee's membership will be selected on the basis of 
knowledge and experience in current and future long-term care services. 
To ensure a balance in the recommendations made to the Under Secretary 
for Health, the Committee will be composed of individuals with 
expertise in current health care practices, economics and planning for 
long-term care, business practice and entrepreneurial ventures. 
Appointments will be for the duration of the Committee unless otherwise 
directed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. This is a mission-
specific committee which will be terminated as soon as the stated 
mission is complete.
    The Designated Federal Official for the Committee is Daniel 
Schoeps, M.A., Chief Community Care Programs, Veterans Health 
Administration, at [phone].

    Dated: November 11, 1996.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Eugene A. Brickhouse,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-29422 Filed 11-15-96; 8:45 am]
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