Public Act 100-0942
 
SB3193 EnrolledLRB100 19559 MJP 34827 b

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

Effective Date: 1/1/2019