- child
means the following:
- covered birth defect
means a birth defect identified by the Secretary under section 1812 of this title.
- covered child
means a child who is eligible for health care and benefits under this chapter.
- covered veteran
means an individual whose children are eligible for health care and benefits under this chapter.
- eligible child
means an individual who—
- habilitative and rehabilitative care
means such professional, counseling, and guidance services and treatment programs (other than vocational training under section 1804 of this title) as are necessary to develop, maintain, or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of a disabled person.
- health care provider
includes specialized spina bifida clinics, health care plans, insurers, organizations, institutions, and any other entity or individual furnishing health care services that the Secretary determines are authorized under this section.
- herbicide agent
means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975.
- home care
means outpatient care, habilitative and rehabilitative care, preventive health services, and health-related services furnished to an individual in the individual’s home or other place of residence.
- hospital care
means care and treatment for a disability furnished to an individual who has been admitted to a hospital as a patient.
- nursing home care
means care and treatment for a disability furnished to an individual who has been admitted to a nursing home as a resident.
- outpatient care
means care and treatment of a disability, and preventive health services, furnished to an individual other than hospital care or nursing home care.
- preventive care
means care and treatment furnished to prevent disability or illness, including periodic examinations, immunizations, patient health education, and such other services as the Secretary determines necessary to provide effective and economical preventive health care.
- respite care
means care furnished on an intermittent basis for a limited period to an individual who resides primarily in a private residence when such care will help the individual to continue residing in such private residence.
- Vietnam veteran
means an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, without regard to the characterization of that individual’s service.