Section 408.355 - Transportation grants to access health care services; rules(1) The Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation Grant Program is established within the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Under the program, the department shall provide grants to entities to provide transportation to veterans in rural areas to access services for physical, mental or behavioral health care.(2) The department shall consult with, and may enter into agreements with, state or local government entities to implement or administer the program.(3) Nothing in this section requires that health care services to which transportation is provided under the program be approved under any federal benefit plan.(4) Federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon are eligible to receive grants under this section.(5) The department may adopt rules for the implementation and administration of the program, including eligibility requirements for grant recipients.(6) As used in this section, "veteran" has the meaning given that term in ORS 408.225.408.355 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 408 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.