38 CFR § 53.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s53.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 53.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "53.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "53"
part_name: "PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THE HIRING AND RETENTION OF NURSES AT STATE VETERANS HOMES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1744."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 73560, Dec. 3, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "53"
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# 53.1 Purpose and scope.

In accordance with the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 1744, this part sets forth the mechanism for a State to obtain payments to assist a State Veterans Home (SVH) in the hiring and retention of nurses for the purpose of reducing nursing shortages at that SVH.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1744)