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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 2.01 and 2.05 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 2805/2.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01)
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7 | Sec. 2.01. Veterans Home admissions.
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8 | (a) Any honorably discharged veteran
is entitled to | ||||||
9 | admission to an Illinois
Veterans Home if the applicant meets | ||||||
10 | the requirements of this Section.
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11 | (b)
The veteran must: | ||||||
12 | (1) have served in the armed forces of the United | ||||||
13 | States at least
1 day in World War II, the Korean
Conflict, | ||||||
14 | the Viet Nam Campaign, or the Persian Gulf Conflict
between | ||||||
15 | the dates recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans | ||||||
16 | Affairs or
between any other present or future dates | ||||||
17 | recognized by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs as a | ||||||
18 | war period, or have served in a hostile fire
environment | ||||||
19 | and has been awarded a campaign or expeditionary medal
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20 | signifying his or her service,
for purposes of eligibility | ||||||
21 | for domiciliary or
nursing home care; | ||||||
22 | (2) have served and been honorably discharged or | ||||||
23 | retired from the armed forces of the United States for a |
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1 | service connected disability or injury, for purposes of | ||||||
2 | eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care; | ||||||
3 | (3) have served as an enlisted person at least 90 days | ||||||
4 | on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, | ||||||
5 | excluding service on active duty for training purposes | ||||||
6 | only, and entered active duty before September 8, 1980, for | ||||||
7 | purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home | ||||||
8 | care; | ||||||
9 | (4) have served as an officer at least 90 days on | ||||||
10 | active duty in the armed forces of the United States, | ||||||
11 | excluding service on active duty for training purposes | ||||||
12 | only, and entered active duty before October 17, 1981, for | ||||||
13 | purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home | ||||||
14 | care; | ||||||
15 | (5) have served on active duty in the armed forces of | ||||||
16 | the United States for 24 months of continuous service or | ||||||
17 | more, excluding active duty for training purposes only, and | ||||||
18 | enlisted after September 7, 1980, for purposes of | ||||||
19 | eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care; | ||||||
20 | (6) have served as a reservist in the armed forces of | ||||||
21 | the United States or the National Guard and the service | ||||||
22 | included being called to federal active duty, excluding | ||||||
23 | service on active duty for training purposes only, and who | ||||||
24 | completed the term,
for purposes of eligibility for | ||||||
25 | domiciliary or nursing home care;
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26 | (7) have been discharged for reasons of hardship or |
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1 | released from active duty due to a reduction in the United | ||||||
2 | States armed forces prior to the completion of the required | ||||||
3 | period of service, regardless of the actual time served, | ||||||
4 | for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home | ||||||
5 | care; or
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6 | (8) have served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces | ||||||
7 | of the
United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory | ||||||
8 | service, be
otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active | ||||||
9 | duty retirement
benefits, and have been an Illinois | ||||||
10 | resident for at least one year
before applying for | ||||||
11 | admission for purposes of eligibility
for domiciliary care | ||||||
12 | only.
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13 | (c) The veteran must have service accredited to the State | ||||||
14 | of Illinois or
have been a resident of this State for one year | ||||||
15 | immediately
preceding the date of application.
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16 | (d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna | ||||||
17 | and
Quincy, the veteran must have developed a disability by | ||||||
18 | disease, wounds, or otherwise and because
of the disability be | ||||||
19 | incapable of earning a living.
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20 | (e) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at | ||||||
21 | Chicago, LaSalle, and Manteno,
the veteran must have developed | ||||||
22 | a disability by disease, wounds, or otherwise and, for purposes | ||||||
23 | of eligibility
for nursing home care, require nursing care | ||||||
24 | because of the disability. | ||||||
25 | (f) An individual who served during a time of conflict as | ||||||
26 | set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this Section |
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1 | has preference over all other qualifying candidates, for | ||||||
2 | purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care at | ||||||
3 | any Illinois Veterans Home.
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4 | (g) A veteran or spouse, once admitted to an Illinois | ||||||
5 | Veterans Home facility, is considered a resident for | ||||||
6 | interfacility purposes. | ||||||
7 | (h) A non-veteran spouse shall only have the same priority | ||||||
8 | for admission to a Veterans Home as a veteran if the | ||||||
9 | non-veteran spouse and his or her veteran spouse are admitted | ||||||
10 | at the same time to live together at the Veterans Home. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-314, eff. 8-7-15; | ||||||
12 | 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-392, eff. 8-25-17.)
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13 | (20 ILCS 2805/2.05) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.05)
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14 | Sec. 2.05.
When any veteran is a resident or becomes a
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15 | resident of the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna or Quincy, the
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16 | spouse of the veteran may be admitted as a resident of the | ||||||
17 | Home, subject to the
rules and regulations of the Home | ||||||
18 | governing the admission of applicants and in accordance with | ||||||
19 | subsection (h) of Section 2.01 , if (i)
the spouse was married | ||||||
20 | to the veteran for at least 5 years
preceding the date of | ||||||
21 | making application for admission, and (ii) the spouse
has no | ||||||
22 | adequate means of support and is unable to earn a living.
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23 | Preference for filling vacant beds or for filling beds from a | ||||||
24 | waiting list
shall first be granted to eligible veterans , | ||||||
25 | except as provided under subsection (h) of Section 2.01 .
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1 | Every veteran residing in a Home whose spouse is also a
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2 | resident shall deposit in his or her trust account at the Home | ||||||
3 | such
monies from any source of income as may be deemed | ||||||
4 | necessary
by the administrator for the personal comfort needs | ||||||
5 | of
the spouse. If the veteran does not have a monthly income or | ||||||
6 | cash assets, the
personal comfort needs of the resident spouse | ||||||
7 | shall be provided by the State.
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8 | Upon the death of a veteran who has been a resident of a | ||||||
9 | Home, the
surviving spouse, if he or she so desires, may | ||||||
10 | thereafter remain for life
in the Illinois Veterans Home at | ||||||
11 | Quincy or the Illinois Veterans Home at
Anna, subject to the | ||||||
12 | rules and
regulations of the Home.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 88-160; 89-324, eff. 8-13-95.)
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