---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 63.2"
title: "38"
number: "63.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/63.2"
---

# §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)](#1..3) of the definition of homeless in [24 CFR 576.2](/cfr/24/576.2.md).

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](/cfr/38/63.3.md) for whom VA is paying per diem to a non-VA community-based provider.


## Notes

### Amendments

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

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2031, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 52578, Aug. 23, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

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