; (B) provide to such caregiver covered respite care of not less than 30 days annually; and (C) conduct on an annual basis (and, to the extent practicable, in connection with in-person services provided under the program in which the veteran is participating), a wellness contact of such caregiver. (2) Covered respite care provided to a resident eligible caregiver of a veteran under paragraph (1) may exceed 30 days annually if such extension is requested by the resident eligible caregiver or veteran and determined medically appropriate by the Secretary. (g) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to carry out programs providing home- and community-based services under any other provision of law. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms Aging and Disability Resource Center , area agency on aging , and State agency have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3002 ). (2) The terms caregiver and family caregiver , with respect to a veteran, have the meanings given those terms, respectively, under subsection (e) of section 1720G of this title with respect to an eligible veteran under subsection (a) of such section or a covered veteran under subsection (b) of such section, as the case may be. (3) The term center for independent living has the meaning given that term in section 702 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 796a ). (4) The term covered respite care has the meaning given such term in section 1720G(d) of this title. (5) The term eligible veteran means any veteran— (A) for whom the Secretary determines participation in a specific program under this section is medically necessary to promote, preserve, or restore the health of the veteran