Full Text of HB3848 98th General Assembly
HB3848 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB3848 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 20 ILCS 2805/2.01 | from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01 |
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning Illinois Veterans Homes.
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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. Veterans Home admissions.
| 8 | | (a) Any honorably discharged veteran
is entitled to | 9 | | admission to an Illinois
Veterans Home if the
the applicant | 10 | | meets the requirements of this Section. | 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
| 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;
| 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
| 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.
| 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.
| 16 | | (d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna | 17 | | and
Quincy, the veteran must be disabled by disease, wounds, or | 18 | | otherwise and because
of the disability be incapable of earning | 19 | | a living.
| 20 | | (e) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at LaSalle | 21 | | and Manteno,
the veteran must be disabled by disease, wounds, | 22 | | or otherwise and, for purposes of eligibility
for nursing home | 23 | | care, require nursing care because of the disability. | 24 | | (f) An individual who served during a time of conflict as | 25 | | set forth in subsection (a)(1) of this Section has preference | 26 | | over all other qualifying candidates, for purposes of |
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| 1 | | eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care at any | 2 | | Illinois Veterans Home.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 97-297, eff. 1-1-12.)
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