38 CFR § 60.2 - Definitions.

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title: "38 CFR § 60.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "60.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "60"
part_name: "FISHER HOUSES AND OTHER TEMPORARY LODGING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, 1708."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 59089, Sept. 26, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "60"
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# 60.2 Definitions.

For the purposes of this part:

*Accompanying individual* means an individual seeking Fisher House or other temporary lodging, who provides familial support or the equivalent of familial support, to a veteran while the veteran is experiencing an episode of care. This term is defined broadly to include relatives, close friends, and caregivers.

*Compensation and pension examination* means an examination requested by VA's Veterans Benefits Administration to be conducted at a VA health care facility for the purpose of evaluating a veteran's claim.

*Episode of care* means a course of outpatient treatment, or a period of hospitalization, during which a veteran receives health care under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, or 38 U.S.C. 8111 or 8153. Examples of episodes of care include (but are not limited to) the following:

(1) An appointment at a VA health care facility to receive health care or a compensation and pension examination.

(2) Extended outpatient treatment, such as treatment associated with organ transplant, chemotherapy, or radiation.

(3) Hospitalization for a critical injury or illness; where death is imminent; or where a veteran is unable to make medical decisions for him/herself and the accompanying individual is authorized to make such decisions on the veteran's behalf.

*Fisher House* means a housing facility that is located at or near a VA health care facility and was constructed by and donated to VA by the Fisher House Foundation (formerly the Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Armed Services Foundation), or a facility that is treated as if it were Fisher House lodging under § 60.3.

*Other temporary lodging* includes:

(1) Lodging at a temporary lodging facility, other than a Fisher House, located at a VA health care facility (generally referred to as a “hoptel”);

(2) A hotel or motel;

(3) Non-utilized beds at a VA health care facility designated as lodging beds; and

(4) Other donated lodging to be used on a temporary basis in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 1708.

*VA* means the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1708)