Notwithstanding Section 1012, the department may arrange by contract or any other form of agreement with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to do both of the following:
(a)
Authorize veterans, collateral dependents, and other beneficiaries authorized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, who are not residents of the Veterans’ Home of California, Yountville, to receive outpatient medical services at that home.(b)
Establish rates for reimbursement from the federal government to the State of California for outpatient services rendered by the Veterans’ Home of California, Yountville to veterans who are authorized under subdivision (a).(c)
The outpatient services and reimbursement procedures authorized under subdivisions (a) and (b) may be established for the veterans’ home located in Barstow, California, and any veterans’ home constructed within the state on or after January 1, 2000.
Source:
Section 1012.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=1012.4..