38 CFR § 63.2 - Definitions.

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title: "38 CFR § 63.2 - Definitions."
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title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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# 63.2 Definitions.

For the purposes of this part:

*Case management* means arranging, coordinating, or providing direct clinical services and support; referring and providing linkage to VA and non-VA resources, providing crisis management services and monitoring; and intervening and advocating on behalf of veterans to support transportation, credit, legal, and other needs.

*Clinician* means a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other independent licensed practitioner.

*Homeless* has the meaning given that term in paragraphs (1) through (3) of the definition of homeless in 24 CFR 576.2.

*Non-VA community-based provider* means a facility in a community that provides temporary, short-term housing (generally up to 6 months) for the homeless, as well as community outreach, case management, and rehabilitative services, and, as needed, basic mental health services.

*Participant* means an eligible veteran under § 63.3 for whom VA is paying per diem to a non-VA community-based provider.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2002, 2031)

[76 FR 52578, Aug. 23, 2011, as amended at 80 FR 24821, May 1, 2015]