; (B) subject to paragraph (2), provide to such caregiver not fewer than 14 days of covered respite care each year; 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 check of such caregiver. (2) The Secretary shall provide not fewer than 30 days of covered respite care each year to any resident caregiver who provides services funded under the Veteran Directed Care program under subsection (b). (3) Covered respite care provided to a resident caregiver of a veteran under paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, may exceed 14 days annually or 30 days annually, respectively, if an extension is requested by the resident caregiver or veteran and determined medically appropriate by the Secretary. (g) 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 (d) 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 means, with respect to a caregiver of a veteran, respite care that— (A) includes 24-hour per day care of the veteran commensurate with the care provided by the caregiver; (B) is medically and age-appropriate; and (C) includes in-home care services. (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