093_HB1607

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to veterans homes.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section   5.   The  Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
 5    amended by changing Section 2.01 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 2805/2.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01)
 7        Sec.  2.01.  Veterans  Homes.  Any  honorably  discharged
 8    veteran is entitled to  admission  to  an  Illinois  Veterans
 9    Home, if the applicant:
10        (a) (1)  Has  served  in  the  armed forces of the United
11    States at least one 1 day in the Spanish American War,  World
12    War  I,  World  War  II,  the  Korean  Conflict, the Viet Nam
13    Campaign, or the Persian  Gulf  Conflict  between  the  dates
14    recognized  by  the  U.S.  Department  of Veterans Affairs or
15    between any other present or future dates recognized  by  the
16    U.S.  Department  of Veterans Affairs as a war period, or has
17    served in a hostile fire environment and has been  awarded  a
18    campaign   or  expeditionary  medal  signifying  his  or  her
19    service, for  purposes  of  eligibility  for  domiciliary  or
20    nursing home care; or
21        (2)  Has  (i)  served  on active duty in the armed forces
22    for one year for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care
23    only or (ii) served in the National Guard or  Reserve  Forces
24    of  the  United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory
25    service, is otherwise eligible to receive reserve  or  active
26    duty  retirement  benefits, and has been an Illinois resident
27    for at least one  year  before  applying  for  admission  for
28    purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care only; and
29        (b)  Has  service  accredited to the State of Illinois or
30    has been a resident of this State for  one  year  immediately
31    preceding the date of application; and
 
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 1        (c)  For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna
 2    and  Quincy, is disabled by disease, wounds, or otherwise and
 3    because of the disability is incapable of earning  a  living;
 4    or
 5        (d)  For  admission  to  the  Illinois  Veterans Homes at
 6    LaSalle and Manteno and for  admission  to  the  John  Joseph
 7    Kelly  Veteran's  Home,  is  disabled  by disease, wounds, or
 8    otherwise and, for purposes of eligibility for  nursing  home
 9    care, requires nursing care because of the disability.
10    (Source: P.A. 91-634, eff. 8-19-99; 92-351, eff. 1-1-02.)