94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2290

 

Introduced 02/14/05, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Jack D. Franks

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2805/2.01   from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01

    Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Illinois Veterans Homes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
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. Any honorably discharged veteran is entitled to
8 admission to an Illinois Veterans Home, if the the applicant:
9     (a) (1) Has served in the armed forces of the United States
10 at least 1 day in the Spanish American War, World War I, World
11 War II, the Korean Conflict, the Viet Nam Campaign, or the
12 Persian Gulf Conflict between the dates recognized by the U.S.
13 Department of Veterans Affairs or between any other present or
14 future dates recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans
15 Affairs as a war period, or has served in a hostile fire
16 environment and has been awarded a campaign or expeditionary
17 medal signifying his or her service, for purposes of
18 eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care; or
19     (2) Has (i) served on active duty in the armed forces for
20 one year for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care only
21 or (ii) served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces of the
22 United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory service,
23 is otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active duty
24 retirement benefits, and has been an Illinois resident for at
25 least one year before applying for admission for purposes of
26 eligibility for domiciliary care only; and
27     (b) Has service accredited to the State of Illinois or has
28 been a resident of this State for one year immediately
29 preceding the date of application; and
30     (c) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna
31 and Quincy, is disabled by disease, wounds, or otherwise and
32 because of the disability is incapable of earning a living; or

 

 

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1     (d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at LaSalle
2 and Manteno and for admission to the John Joseph Kelly
3 Veteran's Home, is disabled by disease, wounds, or otherwise
4 and, for purposes of eligibility for nursing home care,
5 requires nursing care because of the disability.
6 (Source: P.A. 91-634, eff. 8-19-99; 92-351, eff. 1-1-02.)