California Department of Veterans Affairs

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California Department of Veterans Affairs

• Veterans Services Division
• January 2006
• CVSO Training Conference

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Topics

• General Updates
• Budget
• Recent Bulletins
• Accreditation Policy
• Tracy
• Web-based Semi-Annual Data Project
• No-fault Audit Contract Report

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2006-07 Budget
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 State
Operations DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS 0001
General Fund 1,631 2,342 2,666 0083
Veterans Service Office Fund 21
44 50 0238 Northern California
Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Maintenance
Fund - 51 53 0890
Federal Trust Fund - 64
66 Totals, State Operations 1,652
2,501 2,835 Local Assistance 0001 General
Fund 2,350 2,350 2,350 0083 Veterans
Service Office Fund 470 554
554 0995 Reimbursements 838
838 838 Totals, Local Assistance
3,658 3,742 3,742
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Major Program Changes Veteran Services

• 250,000 for an Outreach campaign to increase the
  number of veterans receiving compensation and
  pensions from the United States Department of
  Veterans Affairs. The program is intended to
  assist veterans in accessing benefits with an
  emphasis on reaching out to veterans who are
  typically underserved.

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Major Program ChangesVeteran Homes

• 3.8 million to operate the new Yountville
  Alzheimer's/Dementia Unit. This facility will
  serve 75 patients and was designed to address the
  unique needs of Alzheimer's and Dementia
  patients. Phase One will consist of the 40
  patients with Alzheimer's/Dementia already at
  Yountville. An additional 35 beds will be phased
  in with patients from throughout the state in the
  spring of 2007.
• 1 million for a program to treat veterans having
  combat-related mental and behavioral problems,
  such as post traumatic stress disorder. Treatment
  strategies include psychiatry, psychology, and
  substance abuse treatment. This program will be
  implemented at all three Veterans' Homes.

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Major Program ChangesVeteran Homes (Cont.)

• 1.7 million for the costs of exempting nurses
  and other 24-hour care staff at the Veterans'
  Homes from the salary savings requirement.
  Exempting these positions from the salary savings
  requirement is consistent with the existing
  practice for other 24-hour care state
  facilities.129,000 to conduct quality
  assurance activities related to ensuring the
  appropriate care of veterans residing in the
  Veterans' Homes. The position would conduct
  activities related to achieving and maintaining
  the licensing and certification of each Home,
  assuring compliance with the standards of quality
  care.

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Major Program ChangesVeteran Homes (Cont.)

• 1.3 million to staff and back fill the
  Yountville Veterans Home's 40-bed SNF unit
  vacated with the opening of the
  Alzheimer's/Dementia Unit.
• 1.3 million to fully open the remaining 20 beds
  at the Barstow Intermediate Care Facility.

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Spring 2006 Training Conference

• Joint with NACVSO.
• Sanctioned 3 days.
• Subvention VSOF funding.
• Waivers
• See VSD Bulletin 06-01

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Subvention Manual Update

• Audit Process
• Impacts WLUs reported.
• Enhanced Count Verification
• Copies of DVS-19, 20 20MC
• See VSD Bulletin 05-09

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Fee Waiver Manual

• Incorporate/Clarify RDP.
• Annual Income Limit Set Point.
• Future incorporation into regulations.
• See VSD Bulletin 06-02

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Veteran Claims Representation Policy

• Policy statement to document how we do business.

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Claim Timeline Reasonable Expectations