Extension of period of medical care coverage for caregivers designated as primary providers of personal care services for veterans

(a) In general Subsection (a)(4) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the comma at the end the following:, including during the 180-day period following the removal of such designation unless the individual was dismissed from the program under section 1720G(a) of this title for fraud, abuse, or mistreatment. (b) Limitation on eligibility for caregivers entitled to Medicare Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, an individual is not eligible for medical care under this section during the 180-day period specified under subsection (a)(4) if the individual is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of the medicare program during such period..